blue-and-white wares

Isaac Kremer/ November 23, 2025/

blank" >target="_blank" >Chinese blank" >target="_blank" >glossary/porcelain/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="b57ec6edc99d4fa86303039b09c10a3b" blank" >target="_blank" >porcelain decorated under the glaze with blue blank" >target="_blank" >pigment (normally cobalt oxide) and fired at high temperatures. Mass-production of blue-and-white wares began in the early 14th century at Jingdezhen (Jiangxi province) and developed under the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Blue-and-white wares were exported to the Islamic world and to Europe, where they were widely imitated. (Terry, 2022)

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