Folk kiln  Ming Blue and white 

Introduction

Overview of Ming Minyao blue and white  

Dating Ming Blue and white  

Early Ming Folk kiln blue and white revisit

Symbolism on Ming Blue and white   

Video on selection of my Ming bowl collection

 

Types  of  motifs on Ming Bowls

Floral Scrolls with precious objects/sanskrit/tibetan character

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13, 14 , 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 , 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 , 31, 32 , 33, 34 , 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 , 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46

Floral scrolls with fauna/human

1, 2, 34, 5, 6 , 7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Floral and floral/bird

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13, 14 , 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 , 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 , 31, 32 ,33 , 34, 35, 36, 37

Dragon

1, 2, 34, 5, 6 , 7

Phoenix/Crane/peacock/other birds

1, 2, 34, 5, 6 , 7 ,8, 9, 1011, 12, 13 , 14 , 15

Lion/tiger/horse/other animal

123, 4, 5 , 6 ,7, 8, 910, 11, 12 , 13 , 14, 15, 16, 17

fish/insects/frog/crab

1, 234, 5, 6 , 7 ,8, 9

Scholars in landscape

1, 234, 5, 6 , 7 ,8, 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13 , 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 ,19 , 20 ,21 ,22 ,23, 24

Infants in landscape

1, 234, 5, 6 , 7 ,8, 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13 , 14, 15, 16

Ladies in landscape

1, 23, 4

Other landscape 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 67, 8, 9, 10

Other Immortals Motif

1, 2, 3

Other Motif

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 , 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Other Ming Vessels 
Vase/Jar/Censer

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13, 14 , 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 , 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 , 31, 32 , 33, 34 , 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 , 40, 41, 42 ,43 , 44, 45, 46 , 47, 48, 49

 

Big Plate

1, 2, 34, 5, 6 , 7 , 8, 9, 10, 11 ,12, 13 , 14 , 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Cup/Box

1, 2, 345 , 6

Saucer/small plates

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13, 14 , 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 , 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 , 33

 

Evolution of  motifs 

chilin motif

3 friends of winter

cloud motif

dragon motif

fish motif

Infant motif

scholar motif

phoenix motif

floral scrolls

Spike floral motif

Lingzhi scrolls

Lotus scrolls

Lion motif

 lady motif

Motif on Interior of bowl

Motif from Xuande Tianshun

Motif from Tianshun to Zhengde

Motif from Zhengde to Chongzhen

Evolution of Jiajing to Wanli Motif

 

Evolution of shape of bowl/footring

Bowl with flared rim

Bowl with straight rim

Shallow bowl

Evolution of footring

 

Mark on base of bowl

Mark from Chenghua to Hongzhi 

Auspicious mark Jiajing to Wanli

Reign and other mark Jiajing to Chongzhen

 

Evolution of style of execution of motif
Decorative band near rim of bowl
Cross-hatched diaper

Sanskrit/Tibetan character

Key fret

Chevron shape

Other Decorative motif

 

Chongzhen Blue and white
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 , 12, 13 , 14
Eric Ng's Ming Blue and white collection
Ming blue and white in Indonesia Jakarta Museum

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13, 14 , 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 , 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 , 25, 26

Ming Wanli San Diego Wreck
Ming Jiajing Fort San Sebastian wreck
Ming Blue and white shards
A general survey of Zhangzhou (swatow) ware  
Yunnan blue and white
Chronology
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Copyright NK Koh (Oct 2007)