13 magg 1351 anni - The David Vases

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1351 CE
White porcelain with cobalt-blue underglaze
Yuan Dynasty, China

Best example of blue and white porcelain.
Term that comes to us from Marco Polo and his visits to China.

The cobalt blue actual comes to China via modern day Iran.

Made for the altar of a Daoist temple. To honor a general who had been made a god.

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