Dish, China ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art
Painted with two lush peony blooms in the center, this exceptional example of early Ming blue-and-white is notable for its bold design, softness of brushwork, and subtle, controlled shading. The work exhibits the saturated "heaped and piled" spots of intense, cobalt-blue found in the best Yongle era (1403-24) porcelains. The central blossoms are encircled in the cavetto by an elaborate lotus scroll of eight blooms, and the flared flat-lipped rim with eight detached flower and fruit sprays…
Imperial Deep Dish, China ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art
While the earliest Chinese blue-and-white ware was made for the fourteenth century Persian market, this classic dish exemplifies the transition in early Ming towards the true recognition and wide appreciation of blue-and-white porcelain by the Chinese court and scholar class. The aesthetic preference in early fifteenth century ceramics was for a pure white, fine porcelain body acting as a bright ground to brilliant cobalt blue designs protected under a hard, clear glaze. The painted designs…
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Blue-white porcelain. China, Qing Dynasty, 1st half 19th cent. An attractive covered container in rare, square form; only the square lid is arched. On all exterior surfaces, Shanshui design exhibits landscape with mountains, lake, boats, islands and buildings. However, not entirely circumferential, each side has its own depiction. On the lid are mountains, lake and canoe within a border of clouds. HEIGHT 9 CM This type of blue-white painting with landscape design became particularly…
Dish with bouquet design, 1403-1424 by Jingdezhen ware
The technical and artistic excellence of Ming dynasty porcelain is without parallel. Although a tremendous variety of wares was produced, the great tradition of blue and white porcelains most confidently expresses the imperial style. The Yongle period at the beginning ...