The David Vases (nov 17, 1351 BC – jan 28, 1351 BC)
Description:
1351 CEWhite 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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Date:
nov 17, 1351 BC
jan 28, 1351 BC
~ 9 months