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| Type Name: | PORCELAIN, MING BLUE ON WHITE |
| Type Index: | PORCELAIN |
| Production Origin: | CHINA |
| Date Range: | 1550-1644 |
| Defining Attributes: |
White, thin, highly vitreous paste, that is smooth and translucent, with the glaze well bonded to the paste. Background glaze color has a bluish or bluish-grey tint, and the surfaces are very glossy, smooth and without visible imperfection. Decoration is in underglaze blue painting, commonly using a bright, light cobalt blue color. Most elements are outlined in blue, with a paler blue wash filling them in. Designs are often arranged in a central medallion, with freely arranged elements around the cavetto and rim. Motifs include floral elements, mythological creatures, figures, animals, landscape features, cross-hatching, geometric elements, and scrolls. |
| Vessel Forms: |
BOWL CUP JAR PLATE SAUCER VASE |
| Comments: | Ming porcelain is known for its soft, lustrous surfaces, and the spontaneous quality of it’s designs. For specific chronological and regional attributions, see Carswell 1985 and Kuwayama 1997 |
| Published Definitions: | Ayers 1988, Carswell 1985, Deagan 1987, Kuwayama 1997 |