This is the 2002 Catalog of YUAN AND MING BLUE AND WHITE WARE FROM JIANGXI published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong for an Exhibition jointly presented by Jiangxi Provincial Museum and by the Art Museum printed in a quarto measuring 8.5" x 11.75" containing 238 pp. containing color photos of 128 items selected for the exhibit, plus 13 pp. depicting 10 more plates found amongst Philippine shipwrecks. The book is bound in black cloth wrapped in a black, blue & white dust jacket with a wrap-around scene of a board game event in colbolt blue. 

The present catalogue brings together important material for the understanding of one of China's most brilliant innovations -- that of porcelain with cobalt underglaze decoration, otherwise known as 'blue & white' china. In recent years there have been major advances in this field of study, both as a result of archaeological work undertaken in and around Jingdezen, the center of production of such wares for over 600 years, and also the recovery of large hoards of ancient Chinese ceramics from trade vessels sunken in past dynasties. The present catalogue illustrates and describes some 140 vessels, dating from the Yuan to late Ming periods, originating both from Imprerial ateliiers and folk & trade productions. Based on recently recovered material and stylistic analysis, the authors, renowned scholars in the field, update the chronology of these wares. Includes a lengthy appendix listing dated blue & white wares in museums in China and worldwide. An essential reference. Bilingual English/Chinese text. 238 pp., 221 col. and 27 b&w photos, map, chronology, bibliography. 

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