Kangxi Blue-and-White Porcelain

Timeline

1. 1662–1680Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln · JingdezhenEarly Qing warfare halted imperial kiln production; from the eighth year of Kangxi (1669) Jingdezhen imperial kiln production gradually resumed, with Interior Ministry officials appointed to supervise, and blue-and-white wares mainly imitating Xuande and Chenghua styles, as body and glaze techniques steadily recovered.
2. 1680–1700Jingdezhen · JingdezhenUsing Zhuming cobalt ore from Zhejiang, the color rendered a stable emerald blue; the fenshui technique was mature and compositions richly layered. Kangxi blue-and-white large plates, vases, and jars were regular in form, with motifs combining landscapes, theatrical stories, and antiquarian themes, regarded as the Qing model of blue-and-white.
3. 1680–1722Canton (Huangpu Port) · GuangzhouThe Dutch and British East India Companies ordered blue-and-white porcelain at Canton, calling it 'Kraak porcelain' or 'export porcelain'; Kangxi blue-and-white reached Amsterdam, London, and elsewhere by sea, sparking a European 'Chinoiserie' craze and stimulating imitative blue-and-white wares in Delft and elsewhere.