Yuan Blue-and-White Porcelain

Timeline

1. c. 1300–1310Jingdezhen kiln district · JiangxiJingdezhen and surrounding kilns mastered the technique of painting with imported cobalt, applying a transparent glaze, and firing once at high temperature; the vessels were large in form and dense in motif, meeting the needs of court porcelain and overseas orders.
2. c. 1305–1368Quanzhou port · FujianYuan blue-and-white porcelain was shipped to Persia, Anatolia, and Southeast Asia by sea and overland trade routes, becoming an important vehicle of Yuan-era material and cultural exchange and influencing local imitations and aesthetics.
3. c. 1368Jingdezhen · JiangxiMing official kilns developed a more refined blue-and-white system based on Yuan blue-and-white, and through trade continued to influence ceramic production and collecting traditions across Eurasia.