Imitiated Ming Dynasty Xuande Hand-Painted Blue and White Largeporcelain Plate with Lotus Pattern

Hand-painted large plate of lotus, melon and fruit

31cmX24.2cmX6.5cm (caliber X foot diameter X height)

Blue and white hair color of imported Soviet materials
Due to the use of "Su Ma Li Qing" cobalt material, there is a natural halo phenomenon during firing. Blue and white hair color is thick and bright, like the luster of sapphire blue. This blue and white cobalt has low manganese content and high iron content, and can burn a bright blue blue under proper heat. However, due to the high iron content of blue and white cobalt, it often leaves black defects on the burned part of blue and white cobalt. A common cobalt-iron combination crystal spot in the texture is condensed into black tin light at the thick part.

Yongxuan blue and white painting style
The patterns of Yongxuan blue and white porcelain are sparse, beautiful and natural. The pattern of the picture is mostly filled with colors with double hooks, and the painting brush uses small strokes, which often appears in different colors.
It is the unique feature of Yongxuan Blue and White. It was the people of that era who pursued the beauty of dizziness and obeyed art in technology. There are many flowing animal patterns, flowers floating in the wind, and stems and leaves on Yongxuan blue and white flowers. Applying the halo effect properly to these patterns can give people a vivid and flexible feeling. However, the glaze is glossy, the blue material is thick, there are many rust patches, and the firing temperature is high, which also makes the Yongxuan blue and white flowers more colorful in the halo.

The source of porcelain in the world
It is selected from the "source of porcelain in the world" - Jingdezhen raw ore high-quality kaolin, which is known as the "Oriental god mud" by Westerners, and comes from the "gift" of nature hundreds of millions of years ago.

Exquisite reproduction of long kiln wares
We imitated the imported cobalt blue material used by Jingdezhen porcelain kiln workers in the Yongxuan period of the early Ming Dynasty. After being burned, the color was uneven, showing a blue with rich color gradation changes, from light gray blue to dark blue close to black. The blue and white color was thick, and the enamel was thick and moist. Through the unremitting efforts of the porcelain craftsmen of the Longevity House, this large plate with lotus patterns was fired, which imitated Mingxuande blue and white.

This large plate with lotus patterns is a classic variety of Xuande blue and white. The whole body of this piece is decorated with blue and white patterns. Porcelain craftsmen use a bunch of satin ribbons to bind the blooming lotus, seed-bearing lotus, swaying lotus leaves in the wind, cirrus leaves and reed flowers in their paintings, which looks dynamic and elegant. The halo effect of the freehand ink splashing in the traditional Chinese painting is perfectly reflected on the blue and white porcelain. It is full-bodied, the composition is sparse and full, and the decoration is realistic and vivid. It is suitable to use hook, draw, dot and dye. The lines are thick and thin, and the green material is thick and light, so that the picture is full of verdant charm and shows the dignified and vigorous beauty, just like the majestic momentum of the Ming Dynasty.

Beautiful moral of holiness and honesty
And "come out of the mud without being stained, wash the clean water without being evil.". In addition, "lotus" and "Lian" are homophonic, so they have been respected as holy models since ancient times. Lotus is often used in blue and white porcelain to express the meaning of "honesty". A bunch of lotuses can be described as "honest and upright in life or as an official". From Yongle in the Ming Dynasty to the middle of the Qing Dynasty, emperors often used this reward to warn ministers of their integrity.
Collection and appreciation

Modern people use the blue and white platter as a fruit tray for fruit and salad, or as a tea tray to place various tea sets.
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Blue and white covered pot with tangled branches and flower patterns: straight mouth, bulging belly, flat bottom. With flat top and inner cover. The whole body is decorated with blue and white patterns, the neck is decorated with flower patterns, the shoulder is decorated with lotus petal patterns, the belly is decorated with lotus petal patterns, and the bottom is decorated with lotus petal patterns. The center of the cover is decorated with lotus patterns. The shape of this utensil is thick and full, and the decoration is neat and exquisite.

THE HISTORY OF BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN
• Blue and white porcelain began to be made in large amounts in Jingdezhen starting in the Ming(1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties,gradually becoming the most recognizable ceramic style in both the East and West.
• This blue and white vase can tell you a lot about China's international history.
• The story begins with the mineral known as cobalt,which the Persians used to make a unique pigment which turned blue when heated.
• In the 13th century when the Yuan Dynasty took over China, Islamic culture penetrated into Chinese territory.
• Blue was a favorite color of Muslims as it symbolized water-"the treasure of the desert".
Chinese masters worked the imported blue powder into floral scrolls on the stark white porcelain, so the style came to be known as Qinghua, which literally means blue flowers.
• Later in the Ming and Qing dynasties, Qinghua was made in large amounts in Jingdezhen and became the most recognizable style in both East and West.
• Vessels exported from China could be found all around the world, from national museums to private collections.
• Many cultures around the world have had their symbols etched in Chinese blue and white.

THE HISTORY OF JINGDEZHEN
Jingdezhen, a world-famous porcelain town in Jiangxi. In Chinese, the name Jingdezhen is virtually synonymous with ceramics,particularly porcelain.
• Historical records tell of Jingdezhen (then called Xinping) making porcelain in the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), while archaeological excavations have shown evidence of Jingdezhen firing porcelain in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (265-420).
• Jingdezhen Porcelain developed rapidly in the Song and Yuan dynasties (960-1368), and a series of imperial factories was set up in Zhushan (a district of Jingdezhen) during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1912), making Jingdezhen the nation's porcelain center.
• Jingdezhen porcelain is characterized by its beautiful shapes, various varieties, rich decorations,and unique styles. It is quite famous for its white porcelain, which is known for being 'white as jade,bright as a mirror, thin as paper, and sounding like a rock'.
• Regarding Chinese porcelain's glaze, blue was traditionally taken as the most precious color.
• During the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127),Jingdezhen kilns imitated the tone and moist texture of blue and white jade, and creatively fired a kind of qingbai ware ('blue-white' ware).
• The production of blue-white ware made Jingdezhen Porcelain particular important and famous at home and abroad.

OUR CRAFTSMAN
• We have many Chinese masters of arts and crafts, Jiangxi masters of arts and crafts, as well as national first-class technicians and professional cooperation teams.
• These craftsmen have been employed for more than 20 or 30 years and were born in Jingdezhen's porcelain family.
• Their craftsmanship has also been passed down from generation to generation. We hope that through the efforts of the company and the craftsmen, the Chinese traditional ceramic culture as well as technology and aesthetics can be truly integrated into modern life, so that more people can feel, touch and use these artifacts.
• This is more like a dialogue with the ancients and the modern people.

• Porcelain transformed from the soil of nature
• It was once called "white gold" in western European countries
• Blue and white porcelain is the first global commodity
• The Ming Dynasty was at the beginning of global trade
• Witness the prosperity of porcelain trade between China and the West in the 17th century