Ming and Qing Blue and White Porcelain: Appreciation of Porcelain Collections in the Palace Museum

Author: Feng Xiaoqi, Chen Runmin (editors)
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Publishing Date: 2000-06-01
Features: Blue and white porcelain is one of the most captivating varieties of ancient Chinese ceramics. The collection of blue and white porcelain in the Palace Museum is extensive in quantity and of exquisite quality, with pieces from each dynasty of the Ming and Qing periods well represented, making its development lineage quite clear. Among them, a significant number of dragon and phoenix patterned porcelain pieces, which best reflect the characteristics of imperial collection, are also included, clearly showing the evolution of dragon and phoenix patterns on ceramics. This book focuses on the Ming and Qing imperial kiln blue and white porcelain in the collection of the Palace Museum, while also covering civilian kiln blue and white porcelain. It provides concise analyses and introductions to the characteristics of the blue pigment, body and glaze, shapes, patterns, and inscriptions of vessels from each period, and offers unique insights into the dating of certain pieces. The 185 representative pieces included in the book were carefully selected by the editors from the tens of thousands of blue and white porcelain pieces in the Palace Museum's collection, with most being published for the first time, serving as references for readers to appreciate and study.