China and it's influence

Post an image from either China (Han, Yuan, or Ming), Korea, Japan, or Southeast Asia during the middle ages. thanks, Mr. Farmer

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This is an example of the Ming Dynasty's pottery.

Ming Pottery was originally manufactured at Jingdezhen (the center for porcelain production) for use in the imperial court. Pottery became one of the significant Chinese art forms because the area was rich in the raw materials needed to make them . Today we call it "china", because this porcelain pottery is so directly related to Chinese culture. 

 This is an example of celadon pottery from Korea. This, in particular, is a teapot. It shows how the Koreans combined art into everyday traditions, such as drinking tea.

Celadon is a sea green glaze used on ceramics. It is popular in China, Korea, and Japan. Celadon is used for the glaze itself and for the article being glazed. It is one of the most known and popular glazes. 

Blue and White teapot with loop handle and round dragon design used for tea ceremonies during the Longing Period of the Ming Dynasty in China. 

Ohaguro was a practice in ancient Japan where women would blacken their teeth with dye because white teeth were considered ugly. This practice persisted until the late 1800s. 

 This vase is from the Cheng-hua period (ca 1465-1487), It is also a Mei Ping form porcelain vase with all-over blue under glaze floral design, marked on base with blue under glaze double outlined circles and four charter reign mark.  I have included 2 pictures one is of the view of the full vase and the other is of the Four Charter Reign Mark. The vase is a Mei Ping form, which means that the base is a small circle and the vase steadily grows to the widest point, just below the lid/top. after it has reached its widest point, The vase quickly  shrinks back to roughly the same size of the base of the vase. This vase and some of the information comes from www.cowansauctions.com. 

This painting was made in the Ming Dynasty by an artist named Chen Hongshou(1599-1652). Paintings evolved when entering the Ming Dynasty period from the Song and Yuan Dynasty. More colours and techniques were used and perfected. 

This is a ceramic Han Dynasty stove. It has two cauldrons and tableware. These stoves were sometimes used to prepare delicacies for someone who had recently passed away. After the chef prepared the delicacies, the food would be buried with the person, and sometimes, the stove would too.