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D.32cm H.50cm
Jingdezhne ware
17th century, Ming dynasty, China
This is a large jar with a large lid, 50 cm high. The body is divided into four sections, each of which is decorated with bird and flower patterns. The blue that fills the spaces between the windows is also plain at first glance, but there are detailed patterns on the ground. The rim of the lid and the mouth rim show the characteristic of Ko-zome-tsuke, i.e., the glaze has burst due to the difference in the shrinkage rate of the clay and the clay body. The bead-shaped picks on the lid are painted blue and white on the upper and lower sides.
Kosometsuke
(late-Ming dynasty blue-and-white made at Chinese private kilns in 17th century)
The wares known today as ko-sometsuke were ordered by Japanese Tea masters from the Jingdezhen kilns in the Tenkei period (1621-7).
They were not limited to tea wares but include food dishes as well.
Ko-sometsuke, as it was made to Japanese order, displays characteristics not found in typical Chinese ceramics, such as the thickness of the porcelain, beveled edges, and glaze irregularities, and even the designs, which originally evolved in the late Ming, are tempered if not changed to fit Japanese ideals.
It is characterized by handpainted scenes of landscapes, human and animal figures and birds and flowers on a background relatively free of design.
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