Chinese Ceramics Essay

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Introduction The ceramic technology has been discovered by Chinese potters in the bronze which is late second millennium BC and until the Tang dynasty (618-907), the main ceramic product of China was earthenware pottery. (Krahl & Harrison-hall,2009, p.9) As Yu (2018) mention, blue and white ceramics are found in Tang dynasty but still not as perfect as Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Until Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, blue and white ceramics (the white clay utilize blue colour formed cobalt oxide for conceive pattern in cleaned shape, a layer covered by transparent glaze and fire in a kiln at high temperature) are more important as it started trade in the international market and ordinary in daily routine such as dinner set …show more content…

After the trade routes has established by Portugal to the Far East they started trade with China in early sixteenth century, porcelain began to export to Europe in large amount and develop into more high quality.(The University Museum and Art Gallery [UMAG], 2018). Through the exportation of Chinese porcelain to Europe, European started to produce their own porcelain. Johann Friedrich Böttger was the first European(Germany) potter that perfected translucent white porcelain in 1709. (The J. Paul Getty Trust,2018) After that, the factories in Europe were producing the porcelain that combining the features of China and Europe …show more content…

Since Chinese porcelain was treated as rare vision device in Europe like ostrich eggs, coconuts and serpentine. According to Chan(2005), the European may ornamented the porcelain with expensive materials to enhance its value, such as gold and use the mounted ceramic for decorating their home, such as attractive sideboards. Due to the high cost and rare, early mounted porcelain were limited for the royalty and a few noble family. Thus, possess early mounted porcelain is the status symbol for showing their powerful treasure, social level and status. In Figure 1, the Mounted bowl is one of the illustration of remold and ornamented the Chinese porcelain surrounded by the gold with utilize mounts method which the Chinese pattern is in the inner surface of the bowl and has double-walled objects with a pierced outer wall which is call ‘Linglong’ in China because of the time-consuming for producing the artwork.(Objectifying China: Ming and Qing Dynasty Ceramics and Their Stylistic Influences Abroad , 2017) This Mounted bowl has combining the features of Chinese pattern and Europe style with the edge of gold to form a new design of

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