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Blue-and-white porcelain, the principal product of China’s ceramic industry since the middle of the 14th century. A truly utilitarian and highly decorative ware which provided years of elegant service for the owners and ultimately enjoyed wide popularity among enthusiastic collectors around the world.
Evolution of China Antiques Ceramics
Shang Dynasty (1523 BC - 1028 BC)
Shang chinese potters discover certain material that melt at high temperature to form a glassy coating or glaze to seal and decorate the vessel which were an improvement over the previous low- fired porous earthenware.
Chou Dynasty (1027 BC - 256 BC), Chin Dynasty
(211 BC - 206BC), Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD220)
During these dynasties, further continued development in the techniques and refinement of styles in the manufacturing of ceramics.
Six Dynasties (AD 220 - 589), Three Kingdom (AD 220 - 280)
A green Celadon glazed stoneware called 'Yeah' ware were first produced.
Tang Dynasty (AD 619 - 906)
Development of true translucent porcelain in the form of white Hsing wares. Techniques of brush painting in colored pigments such cobalt and iron oxide under a transparent glaze was first used in Tang pottery. These are two highly significant developments which have important bearing on the development of the underglaze cobalt decorative technique in blue-and-white porcelain.
Sung Dynasty (906-1279)
A period of high artistic achievement and aristocratic taste was reflected in elegant refined shapes and variety lead to discovery of the following ceramics.
* Famous cool monochrome wares such as the deep olive green of Northern Celadons.
* Thick opalescent light blue of Chun Ware often aesthetically splashed with crimson purple.
* Rare greenish blue called the Ju ware and Kuan ware
* Ivory white Ting ware and jade-like bluish green of Lung Ch’uan celadons.
* T’zu Chou ware - robust shape and vigorously executed designs freely painted in brownish black under a transparent clear glaze.
* First production of blue-and-white porcelain which is a “shadowly blue” porcelain with its clear slightly bluish glaze and hard white porcelain body called the Ching Pai.
Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368)
A period of further experimentation new materials and innovation in decorative styles. With the successful use of imported cobalt blue for painting under a clear glaze to produce the blue- and-white porcelain.
Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Imperial orders were set to manufacture large dragon bowls, incense vases, trays, stem cups, in celadon green or blue, blue-and-white, underglazed copper red and “colors” wares made of fine unctuous clay and potted thin. Qing (Ching) Dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Porcelain production during the Qing period was of two major types: innovative and imitative. Traditional forms from all ages reappeared at this time. One innovative type of ware was painted porcelain of the enamelware type in Chinese wares. Famille rose and enameling (yangcai) were the most characteristic of Qing porcelain.
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