Red so rare it was lost to time, a ritual Ming dish

Chinese monochrome porcelains are among the greatest achievements in ceramics, and no color is more coveted than the luscious copper-red glaze perfected during the Xuande (1426-35) reign. As seen in this dish, made around 1430, the potters masterfully controlled copper-the most difficult of all glaze colorants-to achieve the color and velvety texture of crushed raspberries.

[@brickbrothersstudio8422]

Very beautiful art piece! Thanks for the video!

[@RichMitch]

Beautiful colour. It's jammy

[@graffic13]

Awesome video!

[@stephenholmes5362]

During this time period the rulers of the rest of the world were eating off of wood or metal (heavy in lead) and pottery (that chipped easily! The Chinese imperial family had this magnificent porcelain at their disposal! The Chinese were advanced in so may ways!

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Fantastic!!❤

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Saw this video on SmArt History.

[@2manycatsforadime]

copper oxide and tin oxide. The rim and foot are white from the tin as an opacifier.

[@LeonardSmithpotter]

Not enough tin in the glaze to opacify it, the white is due to the glaze being too thin on the edge for the optical effect of the copper to turn the glaze red.

[@2manycatsforadime]

@@LeonardSmithpotter Yes, almost every CU red piece with a rim, that I have seen, has the thin edge and so is white/clear.