AH 0102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Meissen Porcelain, Raku Ware, Oribe Ware
12 May 2018
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Notes for Day 21: April 20, 2018
Export of Porcelain in China and Japan:
Announcements:
• New Exhibition of Mizusashi: Contemporary Japanese Water Jars Between May 31 and
December 14
• I will post review presentation early next week; I will also edit your group study guides
• Review quick timeline of ceramics and Asian/Global contacts from 12th to 18th century
• Discuss export ware and collecting of porcelain in Europe; continue discussion of global
trade impact on porcelain manufacture in Asia
Timeline:
• China:
o Song dynasty (group presentation)
o Yuan/Ming (Blue and white porcelain)
o Qing (Overglaze enamel export ware)
• Korea:
o Goreyo Dynasty (Celadons)
o Joseon Dynasty (Buncheong ware)
• Japan:
o Rustic, pre-16th century (shigaraki and Bizen)
o Wares from Seto and Mino Kilns during the early 16th century
o Raku ware during the 16th century
o Oribe ware during the late 16th century
o Arita/Imari mid 17th century (blue and white porcelain)
o Kakiemon ware 17th century (porcelain with overglaze enamels, much for export)
o Nabeshima ware 17th century (Blue, white, celadon porcelain, for the local elite
and warrior patrons, not for export)
Blue and White Porcelain Ware Examples from the Met:
• In the 16th century, blue and white porcelain in Europe was considered precious and
exotic, even more so with the glided silver; used in the high courts in Europe
• This piece contains gilded silver pieces from different parts of the world (the bottom had
a Roman based design—evoke antiquity and neo-golden age)
• The piece looked completely naked when the cage was removed, even though this piece
was originally created in China in Jingdezhen kilns without the cage
• Owned by JP Morgan
• Another example: Porcelain Cabinet at the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin which was
only built for Blue and White porcelain (like a China cabinet)—ironically the entire
cabinet and room they are contained are gilded
• Silver and gold were obtained also from Japan and the Middle East, which were used for
the gilded cages
• Chinese merchants were bringing silk to Japan, and the Dutch East India Company kept
competing with the Chinese for dominance in Japanese trade
• The Dutch East India Company had a trading post in the Dutch East Indies Islands
• Europeans didn’t begin drinking tea until the 17th century (1600s) when it was exported
to Europe with porcelain
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