Chinese Blue Ceramics

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.

Chinese blue ceramics.

Antique chinese blue and white porcelain bowl antique chinese porcelain dish antique 19th century chinese pottery antique chinese ceramic whatthewolfsaw. Blue and white porcelain broadened chinese people s horizons as the various themes included images from different cultures. 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. The imperial household the scholar and gentry classes.

5 out of 5 stars 234 234 reviews 77 89. Blue and white pottery chinese. For example in the 2008 beijing olympic games a series of blue and white porcelain design uniforms. The colour blue gained special significance in the history of chinese ceramics during the tang dynasty 618 907.

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. Blue and white porcelain made in jingdezhen is the main focus of the gardiner s collection of chinese ceramics. In turn blue and white porcelain also influenced chinese aesthetics with popular blue and white porcelain elements being applied to many products.