Pottery And Porcelain From Early Times Down to the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1
Pottery And Porcelain From Early Times Down to the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1
Charles Wyllys Elliott
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Just when the " crackle " decoration was applied cannot well be known, but it was in vogue in the beginning of the Ming dynasty. It seems that the purity of the paste was greater during this period 190 POTTERY AND PORCELAIN. " The red glaze is of considerable antiquity ; some of the vases made under the Sung dynasty at Tsing-cheou are mentioned as resembling chiseled red' jade. One tint, the sang dehceiif oi French collectors, is much valued in China. Occasionally portions of red glazed vases a...ppear purple, owing probably to a different chemical condition of the color- ing-matter in those parts. "■ Blue glazes must have come into use in very early times, as blue is stated to have been the color of the vases of the Tsin dynasty (a. D. 265 to 419). The tints appear to have A^aried greatly, one of the most celebrated being the blue of the sky after rain, which was the tint selected for the palace use by the Emperor Chi-tsung (954 to 959). " The purple glaze is another beautiful variety.
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