Ceramics of the Qing Dynasty
(1644-1911)

Following the production system of the Ming Dynasty,Jingdezhen kilns(Yao)of the Qing Dynasty were also divided into the officially-sponsored and the local people-run kilns. In the Qing Dynasty,some defects of the Ming Dynasty were weeded out ,and the system in which skilful ceramic artisans were life-bodage employed by the officially-sponsored Yao,abolished,and instead,the common practice of parts of clay"biscuits",which the local government-run kilns could not fulfil and were sent by the government to be fired in the kilns run by the local people in the late Ming Dynasty,was regularly established,thus,a situation in which both the officially-sponsored Yao and the local people-run Yao contended with each other,was formed,stimulating the development of the ceramic industry. Ceramics produced in Jingdezhen in the three reigns of Kangxi(1622--1723),Yongzheng (1723--1736),and Qianlong(1736--1796)of the Qing Dynasty scored great achievements and reached its culmination.

Eehua yao,Shiwan yao,and Yixing yao also followed setting the tradition of the Ming dynasty,and kept developing their ceramic industry in the light of their own distinctive features.
Blue and White Porcelain
The Kangxi Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Blue and White Teapot
with the Design of Pine,
Bamboo and Plum
The Kangxi Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Blue and White Bowl
with Farming Desig
The Yongzheng Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Blue and White Vase
with Peach and Bat Design
The Jiaqing Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Blue and White Covered
Box with Dragon
and Phoenix Design
Porcelain with Underglaze Blue,
Red and Light Greenish Blue
Underglaze Red Porcelain
Polychrome Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty
The Kangxi Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Underglaze Blue, Red
and Light Celadon Zun
(Wine Vessel)
with Flower and
Bird Design
The Yongzheng Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Underglaze Blue and
Red Vase with the
Design of Pine, Bamboo
and Plum
The Qianlong Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Underglaze Red
Plum Vase
with Floral
Design
The Kangxi Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Polychrome Vase with
the Design of Farming
and Weaving
The Kangxi Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Pot with Ink Design
of Bamboo and Bird
The Yongzheng Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Polychrome Bottle
with Lady Design
Iron Polychrome Porcelain
Porcelain with Contending Colors
Porcelain with Plain Three Colors
The Kangxi Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Iron Red Censer with
Openwork Taotie
(Ferocious Animal)
Design in Gold
Tracery
The Yongzheng Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Iron Red Covered Box
with the Design of
Interlacing Branch
The Jiaqing Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Polychrome Bowl with
Red Background and
Children Design
in Gold Tracery
The Kangxi Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Bumpa Ewer in
Contending Colors
The Qianlong Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Pear-Shaped Vase with
Children Design in
Contending Colors
The Kangxi Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Covered Box with Crane
and Deer Design in
Plain Three Colors
Porcelain with Enamel Colors
Porcelain with Mixed Colors
The Kangxi Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Purplish Red Vase with
the Design of Interlacing
Lotus in Enamel Colors
The Yongzheng Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Vase with Pine, Bamboo
and Plum Design in
Enamel Colors
The Qianlong Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Vase with Children
Design in Enamel Colors
The Kangxi Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Zhong Kui Statue
with Mixed Glaze
The Yongzheng Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Bowl with Mixed Glaze
and Round Butterfly Pattern
Replica,Engraved Ceramics
Color-Glazed Ceramics
The Qianlong Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Openwork Vase with M
ixed Glaze and Movable Core
The Qianlong Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Long-Leg Plate with
Mixed Glaze and Imitative
Fruits
The Qianlong Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Gu (Wine Vessel) in
Copper Color Modeled
after Antique
The Kangxi Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Red-Glazed Vase
of Lang Kiln
The Kangxi Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Gu with Peacock
Green Glaze
The Kangxi Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Yellow-Glazed Phoenix
Head Pot with
Loop Handle
The Yongzheng Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Flamb¨¦ Vase with Tube Ears
The Yongzheng Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Sky-Blue-Glazed Bowl
with Ten Sides and
Grape Design
The Yongzheng Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Greenish-Grey-Glazed
Vase with the Shape
of Ridged Melon
The Yongzheng Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Jade-Glazed Vase
Modeled after Antique
Ceramics of Local Kilns
The Qianlong Period
of the Qing Dynasty
Yixing Kiln Teapot
in Enamel Colors
and Gold Tracery
The Qing Dynasty
Phoenix Head Pot
of Songxicun Kiln
The Qing Dynasty
Basin of Songxicun Kiln
The Qing Dynasty
Floral Design Plate
in Guang Colors with
Insignia Design
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