Chinese Porcelain during Ming and Qing Dynasties

1. Chinese Porcelain during Ming and Qing Dynasties Presented by Si Hongbo

2. Contents • A Brief History of Chinese Ceramics and the Development of Porcelain in Ancient China. • The Techniques, Skills and Secrets in Designing and Producing Porcelain Wares during Ming and Qing Dynasties. • The Culture and Influence of the Chinese Porcelain during the two Dynasties.

3. Overview • Once-fired • High temperature • Mainly blue-and-white • First made in China

4. A Brief History • Chinese ceramics were invented during the Neolithic Period. • True development began in Tang Dynasty --- tri-color pottery. • Believed that under-glaze blue and white porcelain was first made then. • Potters of the Ming dynasty perfected the quality of the porcelain.

5. A Brief History • Jingdezhen is the capital of Chinese porcelain. • The quality of Ming porcelain is definitely superior among all time. • Porcelain was enriched with the innovation of five-colored wares during the Qing Dynasty. • The quality of Chinese porcelain began to decline from the end of the Qing Dynasty.

6. Techniques and Skills • Porcelain is made from kaolin and petuntse. • Glasslike, translucent, and strong ceramic • Blue pigments are from cobalt oxide. • Under-glazing

7. Techniques and Skills

8. Techniques and Skills • Chinese porcelain is distinctively different from the pottery made in Europe during the same period. • It is admired for its whiteness and clearness. • Thinner but harder • Glaze does not wear or fade away with use.

9. Techniques and Skills • Significant developments in porcelain production during the Ming dynasty • Wide usage of multicolor glaze • Practice of putting the artisan's signature, kiln's title and the year the piece was made at the bottom of each piece

10. Techniques and Skills

11. Culture and Influence • Blue and white porcelain reached the height of its technical excellence during the later years of the reign of the Kangxi emperor. • This tea caddy was produced during the Kangxi period. • Translucent body; lakes and mountains with blazed rocks

12. Culture and Influence • In English, the word “china” has become synonymous with high-quality porcelain. • In ancient China, high-quality porcelain wares were not commonly seen in people’s houses. Most were used in royal families. • Nowadays, traditional styles are being reproduced, and modern elements are being added into the design and production.

13. Culture and Influence • Chinese porcelain had influence in Asia and Islamic world as well as in Europe. • The plate shown was made in England. • Willow pattern was an entirely European design

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