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Blue and white pottery
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"Blue and white pottery" covers a wide range of white pottery and porcelain decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment, generally cobalt oxide. The decoration was commonly applied by hand, original
Jingdezhen soft paste porcelain vase with "Five Relationships" (wulun) design in underglaze blue, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662–1722), H. 33 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Jingdezhen soft paste porcelain vase with "Five Relationships" (wulun) design in underglaze blue, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662–1722), H. 33 cm. M
Islamic tin-glazed earthenware, with blue and white decoration, Iraq, 9th century. The Arabic calligraphy is ghibta, i.e. "happiness".
Islamic tin-glazed earthenware, with blue and white decoration, Iraq, 9th century. The Arabic calligraphy is ghibta, i.e. "happiness".
A blue and white stoneware plate with floral motif (cobalt-blue pigment over white slip), manufactured in kilns in Gongxian, Henan. Found in the Belit
A blue and white stoneware plate with floral motif (cobalt-blue pigment over white slip), manufactured in kilns in Gongxian, Henan. Found in the Belitung shipwreck, dated c. 825–850, Tang dynasty.
Early blue and white ware, first half of 14th century, Jingdezhen
Early blue and white ware, first half of 14th century, Jingdezhen
Islamic pottery
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Islamic pottery occupied a geographical position between Chinese ceramics, and the pottery of the Byzantine Empire and Europe. For most of the period, it made great aesthetic achievements and influenc
Bowl of Reflections, early 13th century Iran. Brooklyn Museum.
Bowl of Reflections, early 13th century Iran. Brooklyn Museum.
Chief places named in connection with Islamic pottery.
Chief places named in connection with Islamic pottery.
Cup with stylized bouquet, 9th century, Iraq. Clay pottery, polychrome luster decoration on opacified glaze. Paris, Louvre Museum, OA 7479.
Cup with stylized bouquet, 9th century, Iraq. Clay pottery, polychrome luster decoration on opacified glaze. Paris, Louvre Museum, OA 7479.
Dish with epigraphic decoration. The Kufic inscription reads: "Magnanimity has first a bitter taste, but at the end it tastes sweeter than honey. Good
Dish with epigraphic decoration. The Kufic inscription reads: "Magnanimity has first a bitter taste, but at the end it tastes sweeter than honey. Good health [to the owner]." Terracotta, white slip ground and slip underglaze decoration, Nishapur, Khorasan (Iran), 11th–12th century.