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              Madame de Pompadour  -  Sevres Porcelain
           Bone China Cup and Soft Paste Porcelain Set
              A July 1748 Commission for Queen Marie Leszczynska
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           RECOVERY OF A 19th CENTURY COLLECTION 
                             Establishing the Extraordinary         
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              Yongle Imperial Porcelain - Sea-wave Pattern Jar

     This imperial jar was chosen as a gift of exceptionalism, a rare heaping

         and piling cobalt Masterpiece. Imagined, even hand-picked by the Emperor.

         Its body is thick, balanced and choreographed, with the neck and interior                     exceptionally glazed in tradition, in a hint of blue. This well-distinguished and             quite commanding five-claw Dragon is gracefully circumventing, exhibiting               ambitions of taming the ever-so sought-after flaming pearl. The workmanship             is exquisite and supersedes the other Yongle Dragon jar we know in existence,             with a third destroyed jar professionally excavated at a Jingdezhen kiln during             the mid-1990s. Measurements: mouth 14.2 cm, foot 20.2 cm, height 33.5 cm.                                                     Call   for   price

                 

  

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       EXCEPTIONALLY RARE and ONE OF A KIND

               Yuan Dynasty Ceremonial Bowl - A Cobalt Blue and White

                                          with imperial mark. 24.7 cm width, 12.0 cm foot, 8.4 cm height.

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             EXCEPTIONALLY RARE -  IMPERIAL WARE

               

               A PAIR of LATE YUAN DYNASTY RED and WHITE UNDERGLAZE JARS 

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           A LATE YUAN DYNASTY RED, WHITE and BLUE LIDDED JAR

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                   EXCEPTIONALLY RARE and ONE OF A KIND

                        

                                      QINGBAI WARE for IMPERIAL USE

                         

                           YUAN DYNASTY / SONG POTTER - CERAMONIAL VASE 

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                                   'The Heavenly One'      

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           XUANDE EMPEROR ( DOUCAI ) COMPLIMENTING COLORS

           AN EARLY MING TRI-COLOR UNDERGLAZE PALACE BOWL 

                                             

                                             A LOST INVENTION

                   

            In cobalt blue and white and yellow

     

​                 An Imperial Product By The Artist Emperor 

                                            

 

   

 

 More on this bowl's underglaze history, go to Academia: The Zenith of Imperial Desire

       A Study on the Underglaze Polychrome (Wucai) Cup of the Xuande Period

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          Artificial Intelligence, Distinguish the Legendary Cobalt.

 

  Is cobalt blue an easily distinguishable product of the Yuan and early Ming Dynasties?

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Yes, cobalt blue was a distinctive and valued product in Yuan and early Ming China.

                                                            

  • Origin: The cobalt pigment (smalt or cobalt oxide, often imported from Persia; called "Sumali" or "Muslim blue") reached China via maritime and overland trade during the late Song and Yuan periods.

  • Yuan dynasty (1271–1368): Cobalt underglaze blue on porcelain became widely used and refined at Jingdezhen kilns; Yuan wares show intense, often purplish-blue tones from imported cobalt with higher manganese/iron impurities.

  • Early Ming (particularly the Xuande period, 1426–35): Jingdezhen potters perfected cobalt preparation and painting techniques, producing brighter, purer blues and more controlled brushwork; Ming imperial wares standardized higher-quality cobalt and produced iconic blue-and-white porcelains.

  • Visual/technical differences: Yuan blues tend to be deeper, sometimes uneven or purplish and more variegated; early Ming (especially Xuande) blues are typically cleaner, more vivid, and more uniformly applied due to improved cobalt processing and kiln control.

  • Significance: The pigment transformed Chinese porcelain aesthetics and export trade, becoming a hallmark of blue-and-white ware prized both domestically and abroad.

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