David Vases
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The David Vases are a pair of blue-and-white temple vases from the Yuan dynasty. The vases have been described as the "best-known porcelain vases in the world" and among the most important blue-and-wh
The David Vases
One of the inscriptions. In the other inscription, the last four characters in the penultimate line "良辰謹記" ("reverently recorded on a propitious day") are replaced by "吉日捨" ("offers on an auspicious day").
Detail of the neck portion, with a slightly different inscription from above
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
David Vases
…The David Vases are a pair of blue-and-white temple vases from the Yuan dynasty. The vases have been described as the "best-known porcelain vases in the world" and among the most important…
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.
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 Belitung shipwreck, dated c. 825–850, Tang dynasty.
Early blue and white ware, first half of 14th century, Jingdezhen