Xuande blue-and-white porcelain

Timeline

1. 1426–1430Jingdezhen · JingdezhenThe Xuande Emperor reorganized the Jingdezhen imperial kiln works, adding supervising eunuchs and standardizing body and glaze recipes and blue-and-white color, establishing the distinctive aesthetic standards of the Xuande imperial kiln.
2. 1431–1435Jingdezhen imperial kiln works · JingdezhenFrom the early 1430s to the end of the Xuande reign, the imperial kiln produced large quantities of blue-and-white bowls, dishes, jars, and stem cups, decorated mostly with flowers, dragons and phoenixes, and waves and cliffs; the mark 'Made in the Xuande Reign of the Great Ming' became a later authentication standard.
3. 1436–1440The Ming capitals and overseas trade ports · FujianXuande blue-and-white ware flowed into domestic and foreign markets as palace ware and gifts, exerting a lasting influence on East Asian ceramic aesthetics and the development of Ming export porcelain.