Collectors judge a piece by the colour and behaviour of the cobalt, which changed with its sources over the centuries, and by how the blue sits with the form, the drawing and the clay at the foot. Our history of Chinese blue and white porcelain follows it period by period. The guide to cobalt blue explains what the blue itself can tell you.
This collection covers the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, with most pieces from the Yuan and Ming: chargers and dishes, vases, covered jars, bowls, kendis and a pitcher, painted with fish and lotus, phoenixes, qilin, horses and figure scenes. Some pieces carry reign marks. A mark records what was written, not when a piece was made, and our guide to Chinese porcelain marks explains how to read one.
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