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Yuan Dynasty 元

The well known blue and white porcelain 青花 was developed at Jingdezhen Kiln in the Yuan Dynasty (1279—1368). The blue color comes from use of an oxide with a high proportion of cobolt.

The pot below was created with a greenish-glazed white 青白釉 technique, developed at the Jingdezhen Kiln, where the piece is from. The characteristic of this technique is the intermediate color of the glaze between green and white. The design is a string bead design 串珠纹.

青白釉串珠纹壶 景德镇窑 元（1279〜1368） 首都博物馆 Greenish-Glazed White Pot with String Bead Design Jingdezhen Kiln, Yuan Dynasty (1279—1368), Capital Museum, Beijing

The flat pot below uses a dragon and phoenix design 龙凤纹.

白地黑花龙凤纹扁壶 磁州窑 元（1279〜1368） 首都博物馆 Black painted white base flat pot with dragon and phoenix design Cizhou Kiln, Yuan Dynasty (1279—1368), Capital Museum, Beijing

The lotus design on the yellow-glazed plate below is abstract, reflecting a minimalistic taste among a certain class of people of the time.

姜黄釉刻花莲花纹碗 耀州窑 元（1279〜1368） 上海博物馆 Ginger-yellow glazed porcelain bowl with lotus design Yazhou Kiln, Yuan Dynasty (1279—1368), Shanghai Museum

To allow a colored design, the phoenix on the celadon plate below were attached after glazing.

青釉露胎贴花卉凤纹盘 龙泉窑 元（1279〜1368） 上海博物馆 Celadon plate with attached cloud and phoenix design Longquan Kiln, Yuan Dynasty (1279—1368), Shanghai Museum

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