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Blue-and-white porcelain vase
A blue-and-white porcelain vase is a vessel whose cobalt decoration sits beneath a transparent glaze on a vitrified ceramic body.
This entry defines the evidence a future object record must show. A full profile documents form; mouth and foot show finishing; raking light helps reveal the relationship between brushwork and glaze; a scale prevents size from being guessed.
No dynasty, workshop or city attribution should be inferred from blue decoration alone. Marks, body, technique, provenance and comparative material must be evaluated together.
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Sources and further reading
- Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain and global production context