Ancient Landscape General Jar

Description

Ancient Landscape General Jar, Porcelain.

Description

Chinese Ancient Landscape General Jar

General Jar in darkly crackled antique-white porcelain decorated in blue with a richly textured classical landscape scene. The scene includes trees and rock formations, pagoda and fishing boats, birds and sailboats, village and farmers.

China uses the word “tao” meaning pottery to describe low-fired ware (Earthenware) and the word “ci” to describe high-fired ware (Stoneware or Porcelain). Earthenware has to be glazed to make it impermeable and fires at temperatures between 800 and 1150 C. Stoneware is harder than Earthenware and fires at 1200-1300 C. Porcelain is made from Kaolin and Petuntse which combine to produce a vitrified body fired at temperatures of 1280-1,400 C. The vitrification process leaves an unattractive finish so that, even though the body is impermeable, the usual practice with porcelain is to add a glaze applied either before one firing or between the initial and a second firing.
Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province is home to large deposits of pure kaolin and has a documented history of porcelain production dating back over 1700 years. The wealth of experience enabled the artisans of the city to become the first to master the accurate reproduction of colour on porcelainware and for the city to become one of the four most significant in China by the time of the Qing dynasty.

Dimensions (l x b x h)
22cm diameter x 32cm

Materials
Porcelain

Colours
Blue, antique-white

Weight
2675g

Packing
Brown carton

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These items are handcrafted using traditional techniques, therefore the items that you receive may differ slightly from the photo shown. Being individually carved and painted by artisans each piece is unique with its own character.

Artisan – Celebrating the best of traditional craftsmanship. These articles illustrate exquisite skill and incredible attention to detail. Mass production and the forces of globalization threaten artisan producers and their communities, who often struggle to adapt to the competition. UNESCO recognizes the importance of preserving traditional skills and knowledge and the benefits conferred when these skills are passed on, particularly within the same community.