Title: Ching Transitional Wares Pottery Blue & White Chinese Kiln Plate
Shipping: $29.00
Artist: N/A
Period: 19th Century
History: N/A
Origin: Central Asia > China
Condition: Museum Quality
Item Date: 1890
Item ID: 5905
Blue and white antique plate 6 ¾ inches in diameter perfect condition. 4 designs and two pale blue lines edge around the outside of the surface with a rectangular center design that resembles a chop of the maker. The glaze is perfect all around. The unglazed portion in the center was intentionally left that way to allow the plates to be staked up inside the kiln.
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/718528/Chinese-pottery/283178/The-Qing-dynasty-1644-191112
The pottery industry suffered severely in the chaotic middle decades of the 17th century, of which the typical products were “transitional wares,” chiefly blue-and-white. The imperial kilns at Jingdezhen were destroyed and were not fully reestablished until 1682, when the Kangxi emperor appointed Cang Yingxuan as director. Under his control, imperial porcelain reached a level of excellence it had not seen for well over a century. The finest pieces include small monochromes, which recaptured the perfection of form and glaze of classic Song wares.
