Ceramics - Chinese - Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
| During the Ming Dynasty, the royal family directly controlled the government pottery kilns. As a result these had the best materials and the best craftsmen. Jingdezhen became the national porcelain centre.
The general characteristics of Ming porcelain are a fine-grained body, white colour tinted beige on the unglazed footring. Glazes are usually fairly thick and somewhat hazy with bubbles. They are often slightly uneven and have a bluish tinge. "Pinholes" in the glaze surface are common. Most Ming wares lack the precise finish of later periods. |
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