Art of China June 1988 No. 33 A Study of Jingdzhen Wares of the Hongwu Period, Ming Dynasty NEW

Hong Kong : Art of China, 1988. First Impression. Paperbound. New/No. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 128. Fully illustrated with b/w halftones and colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The first use of overglaze enameling is found on the slip-covered wares of northern China. This was an innovation of the Jin dynasty (1115-1234), with documented pieces as early as 1201. These were utilitarian wares, not for imperial use. Under the emperors of the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing (1644-1911) dynasty, the various techniques of overglaze enameling reached their heights at the manufacturing centre in Jingdezhen. ... Jingdezhen may have produced pottery as early as the sixth century CE, though it is named after the reign name of Emperor Zhenzong, in whose reign it became a major kiln site, around 1004. By the 14th century it had become the largest centre of production of Chinese porcelain, which it has remained, increasing its dominance in subsequent centuries. For several centuries, almost all top quality Chinese porcelain has come from the town.[15] From the Ming period onwards, official kilns in Jingdezhen were controlled by the emperor, making "imperial porcelain" in large quantity for the court and the emperor to give as gifts.