Qingbai in chinese literally means clear blue white.
Ming chinese blue and white porcelain.
A brief history of villagers find ming dynasty porcelain while burying blue white chinese porcelain examples page two.
Celedon blue white ginger jar pheonix ming longqing dynasty porcelain china.
The blue cobalt oxide sourced from central asia particularly iran was painted onto the porcelain body and then covered with a glaze called yingqing.
When applied over a white porcelain body the glaze produces a greenish blue colour that gives the glaze its name.
In china the use of blue pigment on ceramics began as early as the late tang.
Many elements contribute to this but the most prominent would be the cobalt blue color.
During the ming 1368 1644 and qing 1644 1911 dynasties the blue and white ware industry became increasingly important because at this time blue and white porcelain was not only known within the borders of china it was also welcomed in the international trade market initiating its imitation throughout asia.
The qingbai glaze is a porcelain glaze so called because it was made using pottery stone.
Blue and white porcelain from the yuan dynasty 1271 1368 period brown glazed monochrome examples of chinese porcelain.
Chinese blue and white porcelain has an appealing charm that has long been recognized among art collectors and ceramics aficionados.
The qingbai glaze is clear but contains iron in small amounts.
In the yuan 1279 1368 ming 1368 1644 and qing 1644 1911 dynasties in particular different types of cobalt ore and methods of application determined the distinctive feature of the shades of blue that appeared on blue and white porcelain ware.
Make offer antique chinese ming dynasty blue and white porcelain jar.
Rare yongzheng blue and white vase to be sold at the percival david collection.
Blue and white pottery chinese.