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. Tags: decorative styles, 14th century, blue white porcelain, blue white vase, chinese blue and white porcelain, [...]
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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. Tags: blue white porcelain, yuan porcelain, Blue and White Porcelain, 14th century, ancient education <BR/>
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. Tags: qing dynasty pottery, Qing [...]
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.
Early Ming Dynasty Blue and White Bowl
Yung Lo Blue and White Ya Shou Pei with four character Yung Lo mark. However, Yung Lo reign marks are extremely rare and virtually all known examples in western collections are either later Ming or Ch’ing copies.
Tang Shape Blue and white Jar
Some innovative Tang potter hitting on the idea of combining the existing technique and the available material to produce blue-and-white porcelain perhaps even as an experiment.
How Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Was Manufactured
Each labour had his own expertise and this ends up with the finished blue-and-white porcelain being the sum of many men’s skills.
Ming Dynasty Square vase Porcelain
Ming Dynasty vase Square vase with floral design and blue and white chrysanthemums. Ming Dynasty pottery is famous for its excellence.
Recognize Blue White Ming Dynasty Bowl Yung Lo
Ming Bowl with blue and white floral design manufactured during Ming Dynasty Yung-lo (1403 – 1424) period
The glaze in each case is whiter and thicker in blue and white porcelain ceramics than the earlier Yuan Dynasty/Ming Dynasty period, though some of the Hsuan Te pieces have a glaze with_the so-called “orange peel” effect, while that of Yung Lo
Ming Dynasty Porcelain Pilgrim bottle
The blue is a dark sapphire blue enhanced with the “heaped and piled” effect which gives it an added depth and beauty. The glaze is often tinged a bluish green
