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mid-14th century · Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware) · Asian Art

Close examination of the cobalt blue used to paint this dish shows areas of darker blue. Known as “heaped and piled,” this effect is a result of imperfect control of the pigment during firing. This effect disappeared in the early fifteenth century, when potters further mastered the use of this pigment.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-14th century

Medium

Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Mrs. Richard E. Linburn Gift, 1987