Civil-ware blue and white: jar

Author: Qi Cheng
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Blue and white porcelain is a type of underglaze porcelain that uses cobalt as a coloring agent. It involves applying various patterns with a brush on clean and dry porcelain bodies, followed by a transparent glaze layer, and then firing in a high-temperature reducing furnace in one go. It combines painting, calligraphy, and craftsmanship, emitting a unique artistic charm with its elegant and refined, yet vibrant and bright color palette. This porcelain, created through the wisdom and hard work of our ancestors, not only earned China the reputation of the "Porcelain Kingdom" but also transformed this originally practical handicraft into a unique national art form in China, blending high technology and various aesthetic concepts. The entire development of Chinese porcelain can be broadly divided into three major systems: celadon, white porcelain, and colored porcelain. In terms of time, celadon is the earliest, followed by white porcelain, with colored porcelain being the latest to develop. Before the emergence and rise of colored porcelain, both celadon and white porcelain had already gone through a long period of time. In terms of porcelain production and craftsmanship, both material and technological aspects laid a solid foundation for the later development of colored porcelain, creating complete conditions.