30 Lectures on Ming and Qing Dynasty Color Porcelain Knowledge

Author: Liu Li, Tang Hongquan
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: China is renowned as the "Land of Porcelain." In English, "China" and "porcelain" (CHINA) are often used interchangeably. As early as the Shang Dynasty three thousand years ago, primitive celadon appeared in China. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, porcelain-making techniques had reached maturity. Subsequent developments through the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, and Yuan periods led to Jingdezhen in Jiangxi becoming the porcelain-making center during the Ming and Qing dynasties, earning it the title of the "Porcelain Capital." Especially during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the techniques of colored porcelain production, building upon earlier foundations, synthesized the great achievements of ancient Chinese ceramics, elevating the art of earth and fire to its pinnacle. They created magnificent and exquisite porcelain treasures, renowned worldwide and becoming a dazzling bloom in the garden of Chinese national art.
This book presents thirty questions in a Q&A format, providing a detailed introduction to how the vibrant colored porcelain came into being, the main varieties of Ming and Qing colored porcelain, when the underglaze red was first created, the characteristics of underglaze red during the Yuan Dynasty, what constitutes (Wucai), which Qing dynasty produced the best Wucai porcelain, the varieties and features of Kangxi Sancai, and common porcelain terminology, all illustrated with visuals!