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Qing Dynasty Pillow Case

Blue and white made toward the clos of the Ming Dynasty and during the initial years of Qing Dynasty are termed as as “transitional” wares. During this unsettled transitional period, production at official kilns in Ching te Chen came to a virtual standstill an many of their artisans must have found work at the private [...]

Qing Dynasty Pillow Case

Ancient Art of Yuan Dynasty Porcelain Pieces

Yuan Dynasty. (1279-1368), Under glazed blue and white porcelain technique provided an ideal medium for a whole new range of Chinese decorative expressions often depicting the rich mythology and symbolism which were so much a part of Chinese life. Yuan Dynasty is era of basic technology of ceramic production had already been well developed. It [...]

Ancient Art of Yuan Dynasty Porcelain Pieces

Yuan Dynasty, early 14th century Blue White Porcelain

Yuan Dynasty. (1279-1368), the basic technology of ceramic production had already been well developed. It was only in decorative styles and new materials that the potter found scope for further experimentation and innovation. However, in contrast to the restrained classical taste of the Sung court, the new Mongolian rulers’ disinterested attitude in the arts provided [...]

Yuan Dynasty, early 14th century Blue White Porcelain

Yuan Dynasty Porcelain Blue White China

Yuan Dynasty.early 14th century. COVERED JARLET, with lotus leaf shaped cover and decorated with a chrysanthemum scroll.

Yuan Dynasty Porcelain Blue White China

Qing Dynasty art blue white china porcelain

later Qing period, Chinese blue-and-white porcelain continued to serve as the basic utilitarian ware for everyday use among Southeast Asia

Qing Dynasty art blue white china porcelain

Chinese Blue White Yuan Porcelain

Yuan Dynasty Blue and White China Porcelain Kwan Jar Remarkable design with an open art work panels framing copper red flowers and cobalt blue leaves. Lotus panels at the bottom of the jar projecting aupicious valuable piece of treasure. Yuan dynasty noted for heavy density ware with rich meticulous drawing far superior to those in [...]

Chinese Blue White Yuan Porcelain

Blue White Bottle Vase 18th Century Qing Dynasty Chien Lung

China Antiques Qing Dynasty Chien Lung Blue and White Bottle Vase 18th Century After the reign of Ch’ien Lung, China entered into a period of political and economic uncertainty with increasing foreign intervention and domestic upheaval. This turbulent period saw a gradual decline in the quality of Chinese porcelain produced. In fact, the kilns at [...]

Blue White Bottle Vase 18th Century Qing Dynasty Chien Lung

Late Ming (Lung Ch’ing to Ch’ung Cheng), 1567-1643

Late Ming period during the reign of Wan Li (1567-1620), large numbers of blue-and-white were produced for the domestic and export markets and although some of the quality and craftsmanship

Late Ming (Lung Ch’ing to Ch’ung Cheng), 1567-1643

Qing Dynasty Blue White Porcelain Food Container

Ideal glaze was perfected in which all traces of the blue/greenish tinge in Qing dynasty porcelain art had finally been removed during the Qing Period (1644-1912).

Qing Dynasty Blue White Porcelain Food Container

China Blue White Porcelain First Produced

Most Western ceramics experts is that Chinese blue-and-white was only started in the first half of the 14th century, some time just before the middle of the Yuan Dynasty between 1322 and 1330.

China Blue White Porcelain First Produced