Chinese Blue Ceramics

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.

Chinese blue ceramics.

The colour blue gained special significance in the history of chinese ceramics during the tang dynasty 618 907. Antique chinese blue and white porcelain bowl antique chinese porcelain dish antique 19th century chinese pottery antique chinese ceramic whatthewolfsaw. The imperial household the scholar and gentry classes. Blue and white pottery chinese.

Shop our large selection blue and white chinese porcelain planters fishbowls vases plates bowls jars garden stools more. Blue and white porcelain made in jingdezhen is the main focus of the gardiner s collection of chinese ceramics. 5 out of 5 stars 234 234 reviews 77 89. Blue and white porcelain broadened chinese people s horizons as the various themes included images from different cultures.

In turn blue and white porcelain also influenced chinese aesthetics with popular blue and white porcelain elements being applied to many products. 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. 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.