The Beauty of Porcelain!

      China during the Ming Dynasty innovated porcelain, they changed the way it was used for and made it very popular not just in China but all over the wold. The innovation of porcelain was important during the Ming Dynasty period because it gave  many citizens jobs and helped with more trade. They used porcelain for rounded bottle bases, wide-mouthed fish bowls, elegant stemmed cups, vases, and much much more.


       During the early periods of the Ming Dynasty a porcelain factory opened in Jingdezhen which became the center of porcelain production. The most common porcelain created was the Blue Porcelain also known as the 'Blue and White' porcelain because blue cobalt oxide was painted over the white porcelain then glazed to hold everything together. Porcelain was a clay like material used to sculpt pots, plates, bowls, and vases in the beginning just for the Chinese citizens but then expanded out into the world. Many unique pieces of porcelain were made during the Ming Dynasty, each piece unique in color, size, structure and using various patterns and designs some detailed designs and some simple but extravagant, to top it off a thin or thick layer of glaze was spread across the creation either to keep it light and delicate or strong and sturdy.


      

           The innovation of porcelain has changed peoples lives during the Ming Dynasty. For example porcelain became very popular so it was wanted around the world, that is when China's Trading improved dramatically. Also citizens got jobs which stimulated the economy, but porcelain did not just help trade and the economy but it was a very decorative product that added unique beauty to any room and made China even more magnificent than it already was.