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China has a long tradition of ceramics manufacture. The earliest pieces date from prehistoric times, when pottery was used as a burial offering or for the purpose of preserving food. The burial culture became increasingly important under the Han and Tang dynasties. Miniatures of buildings and objects from everyday life accompanied the dead to the next world.
Many technical and artistic innovations arose during the Song dynasty. Green celadon, white qingbai, greyish blue junyao, and the vividly painted cizhou pottery are characteristic of this period. Ceramics became a favoured collector's item at the imperial court and among the elite.
The first porcelain was developed in China. Cobalt import from Persia enabled the production of blue paintings under the glazing. Jingdezhen evolved to become the centre of the porcelain industry, which stood under imperial patronage. As a result of its high quality, porcelain from the Ming period became a desired export commodity and an important source of income. (Source: Keramiek Museum Princessehof, Leeuwarden)
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Object 201074
Dish
China
Provenance: Formerly in the Jürgen L. Fischer study collection.
1550-1600
Height 35 mm (1.38 inch), diameter 155 mm (6.10 inch), diameter of footring 80 mm (3.15 inch)
Dish on footring, slightly everted rim. Decorated in underglaze blue with lotus flowers and leaves issuing from a pond with a fence surrounded by a double circle. The sides and rim undecorated. On the reverse a continuous lotus scroll. On the base two circular paper labels that read; 'J.L. Fischer foundation' and 'Jürgen L. Fischer Studycollection'.
The lotus is one of the most loved and beautiful motifs in Chinese art.
For similarly shaped and decorated dishes, please see:
Condition: A chip, a short hairline and a firing flaw to the rim, a wide hairline to the base.
References:
Price: Sold.
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Object 201072
Jar
China
1522-1566
Height 33 mm (1.29 inch), diameter of rim 178 mm (7.01 inch), diameter of footring 100 mm (3.94 inch)
Jar on footring, cylindrical body tappering into a wide upright, cylindrical, neck. Decorated in underglaze blue with a Buddhistic lions with sprays of looped bows and scrolls of flowering plants. On the shoulder a ruyi-pattern border. Some kiln-grit adhering to the footring.
For a set of identically decorated jars, please see:
Condition: A chip to the exterior footring.
Reference:
Price: Sold.
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Object 2010927
Dish
China
1506-1521
Height 33 mm (1.29 inch), diameter of rim 178 mm (7.01 inch), diameter of footring 100 mm (3.94 inch)
Dish on footring, short flat rim. Decorated in underglaze blue with a fish swimming among aquatic plants in a double circle. The sides are undecorated. On the reverse a continuous lotus scroll. Some kiln-grit adhering to the footring.
Condition: Two firing flaws and a chip to the footring, fine crazing to the glaze.
Price: Sold.
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