"The Story of Blue and White Porcelain" - In order to explore the origin and development of Chinese blue and white porcelain, this time specially selected treasures of blue and white porcelain at home and abroad, in order to dig deep into the historical and cultural background of the Yuan and Ming dynasties since the origin of blue and white porcelain, and try to present the most brilliant and brilliant story in the history of Chinese ceramics for collectors from all walks of life.
Yuanren painting Yuan Shizu statue silk color Collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei
As part of the split of the Mongol Empire, the Yuan Dynasty established by Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty, was the most extensive dynasty in Chinese history, and its territory stretched from the Sea of Japan in the east to the South China Sea in the south, to the Tianshan Mountains in the west, and to Lake Baikal in the north.
The territory of the Yuan Dynasty and the Four Great Khanates
Portrait of Hulagu and his wife, Tuguskordom
The Yuan Dynasty and the other four khanates that were also divided by the Mongol Empire, especially the Ilkhanate, had very frequent exchanges, the founders of the Ilkhanate Hulagu and Kublai Khan were brothers, and their ruling area was in present-day West Asia, covering present-day Iran, Iraq, the Caucasus, etc., and these areas were rich in cobalt mines, which were indispensable for the production of Yuan Qinghua's "Su Ma Li Qing" green material, and also had a long history of firing blue glazed pottery, and this area had long believed in Islam, so the decorative pattern of blue flowers on a white background was the most popular It is widely used in mosques, royal palaces and even mausoleums to reflect the holiness and nobility of Islam. In 1295 AD, after the Ilkhanate's Ghazan Khan ascended the throne, Islam was designated as the state religion, and the social economy, especially culture and art, developed rapidly, while maintaining close contacts with the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty attached importance to commerce and encouraged overseas trade, and the smooth Maritime Silk Road made the high-speed rail low-manganese green material from Persia arrive in Jingdezhen together with craftsmen from the Persian region, which eventually led to the birth of mature blue and white porcelain with deep hair color and excellent tire glaze. These exquisite yuanqinghua porcelain also flowed into different forms such as the Adbir Mosque in Iran and the Topi kapu Palace in Turkey, which are important yuanqinghua collection institutions today in different forms such as rewards, trade, and booty.
The priests in the porcelain house of the Adbir Mosque pose with servants and porcelain placed on the ground
Collection of the Boston Public Library
Yuan outer blue flower inner mold print dragon pattern high foot target cup
H:10.2cm
Remarks: Ten Faces Lingbi Mountain Residence Old Collection
Yuan Qinghua water wave cloud dragon tangled branches lotus pattern large jar
D:33cm,H:27.5cm
Remarks: Ten Faces Lingbi Mountain Residence Old Collection
Yuan-Ming Hongwu Blue and white phoenix pattern large plum bottle
H:52.5cm
remark:
Old collection of the Kansai Konoe family in the 1940s
Yuan Blue Earth White Dragon Pattern Brick Box
D:29.5cm
In 1988, the scenic road on the north side of the Royal Kiln Zhushan Mountain was excavated from the collection of the Jingdezhen Royal Kiln Museum
Ming Dynasty portrait scrolls painted on silk color National Palace Museum in Taipei
After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the world was settled, and a hundred wastes were waiting to be revived, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the grandfather of the Ming Dynasty, maintained a good-neighborly and friendly attitude in diplomacy, and successively sent envoys to visit the eastern and Western countries; to Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, he invaded Annam in the south, northern Mongolia, the Eastern Imperial Wokou, and the western Expedition to Wusizang, completed the major event of moving the capital to Beijing and dredging up the transportation of Cao, compiled the epic encyclopedia of the "Yongle Canon", sent Zheng He seven times to the West, and created a great era of navigation that had never been seen before, so that the Ming Dynasty completed the transition from "the rule of Hongwu" to the "prosperous era of Yongle". Later historians have highly evaluated it. Vance said in the "Ming History Draft" that he was "a meritorious martyr, and Yu Si was a grand man", and Liang Qichao said: "Ming Chengzu was a great talent, after inheriting Emperor Gao, the world was initially determined, the national strength was great, and It was Si Yang Weide outside the territory, which was similar to the era of Han Xiaowu and Tang Taizong", and "the real hero of the world". It is particularly noteworthy that Ming Chengzu reopened the City Shipping Division, set up the Siyi Pavilion, carried out the tributary trade, and gave preferential treatment to the envoys who came to China and gave generous rewards, according to the History of Ming: "Since Yongle changed the Yuan, sent envoys out of the four, summoned Haifan, and contributed to the end." Strange goods and treasures, the previous generation of soxi, overflowing the city. When Zheng He went to the West, every time he went to a place, he gave gifts such as gold and silver, ceramics, and silk to the local chiefs, and then traded goods. Therefore, Iran, Indonesia and other countries saw a considerable number of official kiln blue and white porcelain in the early Ming Dynasty, especially in the Yongle period, which can be seen that this was used as a national gift at that time.
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Ming Yongle Blue and white white engraved dragon pattern wave plate
Diameter: 40cm
remark:
Old collection of the famous Danish architect Salomon S rensen (1856-1937).
The rarest in the exhibition, "Ming Yongle Blue Flower White Sea Water Dragon Pattern Plate", the blue and white double circle of the pan heart paints the rushing sea water as the ground, and then uses the white space technique to show a side standing dragon, only the eyes of the dragon are painted with blue and white dots, the lower limbs of the dragon body face the right side of the picture, and the middle part of the body is twisted backwards, so that the upper limbs and the dragon head face the left side of the picture, the two front paws of the upper limbs are one after the other, the dragon's mouth is open, the mane behind the dragon horn is raised, the momentum is mighty, the posture is strong, full of movement, and the flames surrounding the body are also expressed in the white space technique, under the background of the blue and white sea water , making the dragon shape seem to stand on the waves, very artistic expression.