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However, the presence of an imperial reign mark does not necessarily mean that an object was made for the imperial court. Reign marks were used on many ordinary pieces, like this one, to give them added value. During the Kangxi period (1662-1722), when this object was made, many other marks were used as well. Owner's marks, studio names and lucky images were all popular.<br><br><b>Time</b><br>During the 14th century cobalt was imported into China from the Middle East, especially Iran. By the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), however, methods of processing local Chinese cobalt ores had been developed. Blue and white porcelain was exported in large quantities to the Middle East and to a lesser extent to the West.<br><br><b>Materials & Making</b><br>This dish was manufactured at the Jingdezhen kilns in Jiangxi Province. A large part of the production there consisted of blue and white wares. The cobalt blue pigment was painted directly on to the porcelain body, which was then covered in a clear glaze and fired at a temperature of between 1280 and 1350ºC.","physicalDescription":"Plate of porcelain, circular, painted in blue with a design of two gradons, one in the sea and one amongst clouds, in the centre. Aroound the edge, a blue band border with white flowers. 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This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.\nMade at the Jingdezhen kilns in Jiangxi Province, China","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Plate, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Jingdezhen, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 1662-1722","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nCHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN<br>\nMany collectors admired Chinese blue and white porcelain. These pieces were owned by the artists James McNeill Whistler and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who began collecting in the 1860s. The most important dealer selling such porcelain was Murray Marks (1840-1918) whose business card showed a painting by Whistler of a blue and white jar.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["C.770-1910"],"accessionNumberNum":"770","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":1910,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP9181","2019LR5067","2019LV5920"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-12","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}