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Blue-and-white porcelain painting

Also known as 青花瓷

Blue-and-white porcelain painting: photograph by Hiart
Photo: Hiart, CC0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Brush cobalt patterns onto a spinning white porcelain piece, balancing line weight and symmetry so the 'firing' reveals the final blue glaze.

Heritage note

A tradition shared by communities in many places.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin.

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