Blue and white porcelains were quite popular in the Yuan Dynasty (1206 A.D.- 1368 A.D.) when there were many court porcelain kiln and folk kiln existing.

The blue and white porcelains produced by folk kiln could be seen everywhere and the total production exceeded that of the court kiln. There were various styles, rough or delicate. The officials and the wealthy purchased the excellent artistic pottery while the ordinary people purchased the low-grade ones.

The blue and white porcelain produced by folk kiln was vivid, simple and unadorned. The subjects chosen covered a wide range of topics, social customs, legendary stories, landscape, animals, vegetables, poems, signs, etc. Some of them were chosen as decoration to the pottery. The modeling of the porcelain bowl in the picture is simple. There is a line of decoration on the surface of the bowl with patterns drawn on both sides. The bottom of the bowl is thick which can prevent heat and helps stand steadily. There is decoration in the middle, which focuses on the movement and expression.

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