Author name: Jianle Liu

Blue and white landscape figure square vase

The piece is a vase, and Blue-and-white porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits under a…

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Pastel plum pattern bowl

The piece is a bowl, and Famille-rose (fencai) porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits…

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Blue and white “Advanced Officers and Nobles” picture plate

The piece is a plate, and Blue-and-white porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits under…

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Guangcai flower and bird pattern plate

The piece is a plate, and Canton-enamel (guangcai) porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour s…

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Ji blue glaze mugwort leaf shaped wash

The piece is a brush washer, and Blue-glazed porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits un…

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Lujun Glaze Water Primer

This object belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to glass. the Imperial…

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Carmine ground enamel bowl with illuminated floral pattern

This bowl belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a painted-enamel (falangcai) porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface tur…

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Blue and white halberd with intertwining branches and floral patterns

This zun vessel belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a blue-and-white porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to…

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Blue and white underglaze red Kuixing vase

The piece is a vase, and Blue-and-white with underglaze red is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour si…

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