INDEX
Ching Ning-heu, potter, 362.
Ching-tê-chên official potteries, early keramic importance, 14, 89; Kuan céladon of Ming dynasty, 80; imitations of old céladons, 83; situation, 86; in 1625, 86—88; marks, 89, 93; under the Yuan dynasty, 92; Shu-fu or later Ting ware, 93, 251, 262—264; special Court factory, 103, 122; specimen Court orders for blue-and-white ware in Ming dynasty, 123—125, 129—133; manufacture of large pieces, 134; Nien's superintendence, 171; Tang's superintendence, 172; destroyed, 175; present condition, 175; Nankin ware of private factories, 177.
Chiun-tien, variety of flambé ware, 333.
Chou dynasty, later Chai ware, 18.
Chu-hwa-ki, 269.
Chui-ching-yao, preparation and styles, 151—153.
Chün-yao, esteem, 50; character, 51; glazes, 51—53; marks, 53, 57; errors respecting, 53—57; imitations, 83; red, 279; purple, 309; clair-de-lune, 312.
Clair-de-lune glaze, 51, 91, 312, 313, 352.
Cobalt, Mohammedan blue, 101, 110, 121, 122, 128, 140; composition of native, 103; use and quality of native, 139—141, 400. See also Colours.
Cochin China, ware so-called, 29.
Colours, quality of early blue, 99, 101; importation and use of Mohammedan blue, 101, 110, 121, 122, 128, 140; character of blue of later Ming dynasty, 127, 135; red under the glaze, 127, 169; native blue, 138—140; in monochromes, 154; enamels of the Chêng-hwa era, 189, 1913; enamels of the Kang-hsi era, 203, 210, 211, 233, 301; iridescent enamels, 216; yellow of Ming and Tsing dynasties, 224; wide range, 335; materials and methods for glaze or couleurs de grand feu, 393, 394, 399—401; materials and methods for decorative, or couleurs de demi-grand feu, 393 401—410. See also Polychromatic ware, Enameled ware (coloured ground), and for monochromes see the colours by name.
Composition, of Chinese cobalt, 103; of Chinese and Sèvres porcelain, 384; of European colours for decorative purposes, 402; of Chinese enamels, 405.
Coral red monochromatic porcelain, 301.
Crab's claw markings, 35.
Crab-shell green monochromatic ware, 322.
Crackle, Ju céladon, 34; Kuan céladon, 38; Ko ware, 42, 343; soft-paste blue-and-white porcelain, 107, 109; later Ting ware, 263; Tsui-se or Turquoise ware, 317; origin, 343; method for large, 343; esteem, 344; Chinese skill in manipulating, 344; fine, 346; fish-roe, 346; difference between ancient and modern, 346.
Crane as an emblem of longevity, 165.
Cucumber-rind green monochromatic ware, 321.
Decoration, incised and relief, on white monochromes, 16, 25, 255, 263, 267—270, 272; incised and relief, on coloured monochromes, 36, 43, 47, 58, 82, 281, 296, 306, 314, 317, 322, 349; copies from ancient bronzes, 36, 39, 61; early subordination to glaze, 96; subjects and character of, for blue-and-white ware, 111—113, 123—125, 129—133, 149, 155—167; forerunner
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