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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

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.

Emperor Ch’eng hua (1465-1487), a new refined elegance appears, the white glaze being thick and smooth, having lost the uneven “orange peel” effect of the earlier periods

Blue-and-white of the Chia Ching period has a strong Taoist influence and many are decorated with Taoist motifs such as the Eight Taoist Emblems, the Eight Trigrams of the I-Ch’ing.

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.

Ming Dynasty vase ceramics with open work decoration in five colors with phoenix design. Very often the colours are a bit too heavy in Ming Dynasty Porcelain.

Ming Dynasty Pottery Te-hua Ware Statue of Bodhidharma in white porcelain from the kilns of Te-hua in Fukien province

Ming Dynasty vase Square vase with floral design and blue and white chrysanthemums. Ming Dynasty pottery is famous for its excellence.