Chinese Blue Ceramics
It is especially rich in objects made during the late ming and qing dynasties and illustrates the broad demand for porcelain through wares made for various markets and users.
Chinese blue ceramics. In turn blue and white porcelain also influenced chinese aesthetics with popular blue and white porcelain elements being applied to many products. Blue and white porcelain broadened chinese people s horizons as the various themes included images from different cultures. 5 out of 5 stars 234 234 reviews 77 89. The distinctive colour in blue glazed pottery and porcelain comes from cobalt ores imported from persia which were a scarce ingredient at the time and used in only limited quantities.
You ll find top quality pieces from traditional chinese blue white chinese antique reproduction and modern ceramics in glazed blue and white porcelain. Shop our large selection blue and white chinese porcelain planters fishbowls vases plates bowls jars garden stools more. The imperial household the scholar and gentry classes. Antique chinese blue and white porcelain bowl antique chinese porcelain dish antique 19th century chinese pottery antique chinese ceramic whatthewolfsaw.
The colour blue gained special significance in the history of chinese ceramics during the tang dynasty 618 907. Blue flowers patterns covers a wide range of white pottery and porcelain decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment generally cobalt oxide the decoration is commonly applied by hand originally by brush painting but nowadays by stencilling or by transfer printing though other methods of application have also been used. Blue and white porcelain made in jingdezhen is the main focus of the gardiner s collection of chinese ceramics.