The Jingdezhen Dish

The Jingdezhen dish with moulded decoration is not only a work of art, but also an illustration of Yuan-dynasty cultural appropriation and technology development. First and foremost, Yuan dynasty was the first dynasty in Chinese history ruled by Mongols, who are a minority ethnic group. Although the Mongols had ruled China, their government structure was purely that of native Chinese dynasties and most of the Emperors learnt Chinese as their second language. This political guidance promotes the culture exchange between traditional Chinese culture and Mongolian culture, to result in the formation of sino-Mongol. Current the researchers and scholars recognized that Mongols was the catalyst in the field of the arts, including realm of ceramics. The style of the dish I choose is as …show more content…
The flourishing global business leads culture exchange between different countries. In addition, the developments of technology caused the ceramic manufacturing industry more prosperous in Yuan dynasty. The Mongol rulers patronized the Yuan ceramic industry, they established an official Porcelain Bureau（瓷局）to organize and regulate the manufacture of porcelains (5), and refined the technology. Jingdezhen qingbai initially appeared in the Northern Song period and became even more popular during the Southern Song period, until the Yuan dynasty, its technology and patterns became mature (5). Take the dish I choose as an example, this dish indicates some improvements in new decorative techniques, such as, applique, mold making and impressed decoration. Furthermore, in order to produce the fluidity of this beautiful blue-green glaze of this dish, the kilns fired pinewood under the reductive environment, with a lower amount of Al2O3&Fe and increasing the content of the Ca at exact 1300 degree (1). With the better control of the fire temperature and materials, the color of the glaze is indeed more akin to