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Qing Dynasty Pillow Case

Qing Dynasty Pillow Case Incense Burner

Qing Dynasty Pillow Case Incense Burner

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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.

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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.

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Yuan Dynasty Porcelain Blue White China

Yuan Dynasty Porcelain Blue White China

STAR-FRUIT SHAPED JARLET, eight sided, with a pair of small ring handles on the neck, decorated outside with chrysanthemum sprays. Height 5.7 cms. Yuan Dynasty, early 14th century.

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Qing Dynasty art blue white china porcelain

During the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe there was the “Chinoiserie” fashion for things Chinese, or what the Europeans believed to be Chinese looking, and large quantities of Chinese blue-and-white with pseudo-Chinese designs were exported to Europe.

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Chinese Blue White Yuan Porcelain

Yuan Dynasty Blue and White China Porcelain Kwan Jar

China Porcelain Blue White Kwan Jar

China Porcelain Blue White Kwan Jar

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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.

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

In the 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 has given way to quantity many still have a good clear glaze with lively decoration in dark blue.

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Qing Dynasty Blue White Porcelain Food Container

Qing Dynasty Four Tiered Food Container

decorated outside with garden scenes, with scholars and pavilions,

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China Blue White Porcelain First Produced

Beginnings of Blue-and-White China Porcelain

Exactly when Chinese blue-and-white China Porcelain was first produced is still a subject of fervent debate among ceramic experts. Chinese tradition has it that blue-and-white was first developed in the Sung Dynasty (960-1279), then refined and put into commercial production in the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368) and finally reached its peak of aesthetic maturity in the early Ming period (1368-1644).

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