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− | Jingdezhen, in [[Jiangxi province]], is among the most famous centers of [[porcelain]] production in [[China]]. The kilns at Jingdezhen became prominent during the [[Yuan Dynasty]], with its exported wares, famed for their thin walls and light weight, becoming highly demanded throughout much of Europe and Asia. | + | Jingdezhen, in [[Jiangxi province]], is among the most famous centers of [[porcelain]] production in [[China]]. The town has been described as one of the earliest "industrial" towns in world history, and the pottery kilns at Jingdezhen have been active for over a thousand years. They were one of the chief locations where China's now-world-famous blue-and-white (''qingbai'') porcelains were produced. |
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− | During the [[Ming Dynasty]], the potters of Jingdezhen continued to innovate, while producing wares both for the Imperial Court, and as commissions for trade. | + | They first became prominent during the [[Yuan Dynasty]], as their exported wares became famed for their thin walls and light weight, and later quite highly demanded throughout much of Europe and Asia. During the [[Ming Dynasty]], the potters of Jingdezhen continued to innovate, while producing wares both for the Imperial Court, and as commissions for trade. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| *Gallery labels, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. | | *Gallery labels, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. |
| + | *Gallery labels, British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21322052954/sizes/l] |
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| [[Category:Art and Architecture]] | | [[Category:Art and Architecture]] |
| [[Category:Cities and Towns]] | | [[Category:Cities and Towns]] |