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The Ming Dynasty marked the beginning of the golden age of Jingdezhen porcelain art. A wealth of new crafting and decorative techniques emerged. Porcelain craftsmen not only inherited the exquisite skills of their predecessors but also boldly innovated and reformed, firing and creating Yongle sweet white, blue-white, and underglaze red wares. This development ended the era where Chinese porcelain was dominated by monochrome glaze, pushing porcelain decoration into the new era of underglazing and forming a distinctive feature of Chinese porcelain.
The Yongle Emperor was particularly fond of white wares. According to historical records, when the Yongle Emperor tactfully declined a jade bowl offered by King Huihui of the Western Regions, he said, 'The Chinese porcelain I use on a daily basis is shining clean and really hits the spot, so I don’t really need this one.' The 'shining clean' here refers to 'Yongle sweet white,' a type of white ware created during the Yongle period.
Chinese porcelain, which enjoys the reputation of being 'as white as jade, as bright as a mirror, as thin as paper, and as resonant as a chime,' was not only popular in China but was also eagerly sought after by Westerners.
This 'Shining Clean' exhibition is the third collaboration between the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau and the Jingdezhen Imperial Porcelain Museum, following previous exhibitions in 2010 and 2013.
This exhibition showcases 103 (sets) of exhibits, representing the five major and highly representative types of porcelain from the Yongle period:
Through these repaired and restored artifacts, visitors can gain an understanding of the shaping techniques and artistic achievements of porcelain from the Ming Yongle period.
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