Blue-and-White Porcelain Production in Jingdezhen (1368–1644)

1. Imperial kilns established at Zhushan, Jingdezhen

   Jan 1, 1369Labels: Imperial Kilns, Zhushan, Jingdezhen

   • Macao Museum
   • Jingdezhen Porcelain

2. Court critiques blue-and-white as “vulgar”

   Jan 1, 1388Labels: Ming Court, Literati Taste

   • Blue and White

3. Imperial Porcelain Factory renamed under Jianwen

   Jan 1, 1402Labels: Imperial Porcelain, Jianwen

   • Macao Museum

4. Twelve imperial kilns recorded at Jingdezhen

   Jan 1, 1402Labels: Twelve Kilns, Jingdezhen

   • Jingdezhen Porcelain

5. Yongle era intensifies imperial control and gifting

   Jan 1, 1403Labels: Yongle, Imperial Gifting

   • Macao Museum
   • Alain Truong

6. Xuande blue-and-white reaches technical peak

   Jan 1, 1426Labels: Xuande, Blue-and-White

   • Met Museum
   • Freer SI

7. Imported cobalt use examined for Xuande wares

   Jan 1, 1426Labels: Cobalt Pigment, Xuande Wares

   • PNAS PMC

8. Massive palace order demonstrates industrial scale

   Jan 1, 1433Labels: Palace Order, Imperial Kilns

   • Jingdezhen Porcelain

9. Doucai technique emerges in imperial production

   Jan 1, 1435Labels: Doucai Technique, Imperial Production

   • Doucai

10. Chenghua doucai perfected in rare court wares

    Jan 1, 1472Labels: Chenghua, Doucai

    • Doucai
    • Chicken Cup

11. Jiajing innovations popularize wucai with blue outlines

    Jan 1, 1522Labels: Jiajing, Wucai

    • Brooklyn Museum

12. Kraak ware exported at scale during late Ming

    Jan 1, 1573Labels: Kraak Ware, Export Trade

    • Kraak Ware

13. Imperial support weakens, transitional styles expand

    Jan 1, 1620Labels: Transitional Wares, Imperial Decline

    • Transitional Porcelain
    • Jingdezhen Porcelain

14. End of Ming dynasty disrupts imperial kiln system

    Jan 1, 1644Labels: End of, Imperial Kilns

    • Jingdezhen Porcelain