Identification of Ming and Qing Porcelain Patterns -- The of Ancient Art Characters

Author: Tie Yuan
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The content of calligraphy decoration on Qing porcelain is extremely diverse, including poetry, fu, folk proverbs, auspicious phrases, and more. It also features Sanskrit, Tibetan, Arabic, and other scripts. The Chinese calligraphy styles range from regular script to running script, from clerical script to seal script; while foreign scripts are either written meticulously or casually. The era style of calligraphy as porcelain decoration is distinct. For instance, in the early Ming Dynasty, single-character auspicious phrases were predominant; during the Yongle and Xuande periods, Sanskrit gradually increased; in the mid-Ming Dynasty, Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Persian occupied large areas of the wares; in the late Ming Dynasty, the character "Pan" became popular, auspicious phrases re-emerged, and "Bo Gu" patterns began to appear. In the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, long poems and texts set a new trend, while "Bo Gu" patterns were rustic and playful. The Yongzheng period featured a combination of text and images, while the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods saw a flourishing of imperial-authored literary works. The "Bo Gu" patterns often carried a sense of stone and metal craftsmanship. Although the mid-to-late Qing Dynasty inherited the styles of previous dynasties, the painting was not as refined. This book collects over 500 Ming and Qing porcelain wares with "Bo Gu" and calligraphy decorations, categorized into six sections based on their content and: "Bo Gu," "Sanskrit," "Auspicious Phrases," "Poetry," "Pan Characters," and others. When introducing the origins of each decoration, the book provides a detailed explanation of the decorative styles of different dynasties and evaluates the writing characteristics of the calligraphy, enabling readers to comprehensively grasp the knowledge related to calligraphy and "Bo Gu" patterns, thereby improving their overall ability to appraise porcelain.