Chinese Ceramics

Types of Ceramics

• Earthenware - Porous and fragile
• Stoneware - Waterproof and durable
• Porcelain - Hard with a degree of translucence
  

Chinese Dynasties and Related Styles

• Tang Dynasty (618 - 907)
  • Stoneware with green and orange "splattered" glaze
  • Also fond of horse sculptures
  • Tang place setting
  • Tang pot
• Song Dynasty (560 - 1279)
  • Yue ware - green glaze with low-relief carving
    • Plate with relief design
    • Pot
  • Ding ware - white porcelain sometimes with a dark edged band
    • Bowl
    • Plate
  • Guan ware - crackled glaze sometimes with e blue/green tint
    • Bowl
    • Vase
  • Jun ware - thick durable pot with purple/blueish glaze
    • Vase
    • Bowl
  • Cizhou ware - intricate designs scratched into black and white slip
    • Vase
    • Pot
• Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368)
  • Fine hard porcelains
  • Decorated in rich cobalt blue under-glaze painted
  • Small pot
  • Large pot
• Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1664)
  • Fine hard porcelains
  • Red, green and yellow over-glaze painting in addition to the cobalt blue
  • Pot with lid
  • Container with lid
• Qing Dynasty (1664 - 1912)
  • Elaborately decorated porcelains
  • Full spectrum of color including modeling reflecting shading
  • Vase
  • Plate
    

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