Blue and white pottery vases

Each item is unique in color with a rough, matte texture similar to stone or paper. The upper part uses a cloudy white glaze called wara-haku that accumulates in small depressions for a deeper sheen.

Our products are original, unique and handmade. Imperfections and variations are part of the character of the pieces. Chinese blue and white porcelain has captivated people for centuries, with its enduring elegance and allure. As an iconic symbol of Chinese culture and history, these ceramics have become a staple in the world of interior design. Our Blue and White China pieces are the perfect blend of artistry and functionality, crafted and hand painted by skilled artisans across the nation.

Blue and white pottery vases

The decoration is commonly applied by hand, originally by brush painting, but nowadays by stencilling or by transfer-printing , though other methods of application have also been used. The cobalt pigment is one of the very few that can withstand the highest firing temperatures that are required, in particular for porcelain , which partly accounts for its long-lasting popularity. Historically, many other colours required overglaze decoration and then a second firing at a lower temperature to fix that. The origin of the blue glazes thought to lie in Iraq , when craftsmen in Basra sought to imitate imported white Chinese stoneware with their own tin-glazed, white pottery and added decorative motifs in blue glazes. In China, a style of decoration based on sinuous plant forms spreading across the object was perfected and most commonly used. Blue and white decoration first became widely used in Chinese porcelain in the 14th century, after the cobalt pigment for the blue began to be imported from Persia. It was widely exported, and inspired imitative wares in Islamic ceramics , and in Japan, and later European tin-glazed earthenware such as Delftware and after the techniques were discovered in the 18th century, European porcelain. Blue and white pottery in all of these traditions continues to be produced, most of it copying earlier styles. Blue glazes were first developed by ancient Mesopotamians to imitate lapis lazuli , which was a highly prized stone. Later, a cobalt blue glaze became popular in Islamic pottery during the Abbasid Caliphate, during which time the cobalt was mined near Kashan , Oman , and Northern Hejaz. The first Chinese blue and white wares were produced as early as the seventh century in Henan province, China during the Tang dynasty , although only shards have been discovered. Textual and archaeological evidence suggests that blue-and-white wares may have been produced during the Song dynasty, although the identification of Song dynasty blue-and-white pieces remains the subject of disagreement among experts. In the early 20th century, the development of the classic blue and white Jingdezhen ware porcelain was dated to the early Ming period, but consensus now agrees that these wares began to be made around , and were fully developed by the mid-century, as shown by the David Vases dated , which are cornerstones for this chronology. In the early 14th century, mass-production of fine, translucent, blue and white porcelain started at Jingdezhen , sometimes called the porcelain capital of China.

Historically, many other colours required overglaze decoration and then a second firing at a lower temperature to fix that.

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Blue and white pottery vases

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