Glazeware: A Chinese Gift to the World

Blue and white ware jar


Blue and white ware jar
2012.91.199, jar; Ming dynasty, early A.D. 1368–1644
Eason Eige Collection; Photo by B. Bernard

What do you prefer? A carefully laid out scene built through precise brush strokes, or a boldly executed, almost impressionistic image? Or perhaps you enjoy both? In ancient China, like today, ceramic artists and their patrons had differing temperaments.


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