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Glory Lecture Series

Lecture 3 - March 10th, 2026

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Chinese Blue-and-White Porcelains: Attribution by Means of XRF

Nature of Chinese Blue-and-White Porcelains

  • Importance: Most significant type of Chinese porcelain during the Yuan (1280-1368), Ming (1368-1644), and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.

  • Production Sites:
      - Jingdezhen (most studied, Jiangxi Province)
      - Yuxi and Jianshui Kilns (Yunnan Province)
      - Pinghe Kiln (Fujian Province)

Characteristics of Blue-and-White Porcelains

  • Details:
      - Type: Underglaze-colored porcelains
      - Glaze thickness: 200−500 extμm200 - 500 \, ext{μm}
      - Blue decorations made using cobalt oxide colorants, located between the glaze and body.
      - Thickness of blue colorant: approximately 10 extμm10 \, ext{μm}.

  • Research Goals:
      - Attribution of geographical origins and time periods.
      - Identification of fake porcelains due to increasing market fakes.

  • Analytical Methods:
      - Absolute measurements: Direct physical behavior (e.g., thermoluminescence dating).
      - Relative measurements: Compare tested samples with known reference samples to determine origins.

Colorants Used

  • Ming and Qing Dynasties: Complex chemical composition of colorants.

  • Colorants Examples:
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