Generally the color blue has a negative connotation in China.
My MIL spent many years in Thailand in the 70’s – she recently passed away and I was so happy to get all her rice-carved porcelain.
I searched "china blue eyes" on google and got this page. Please visit our (secure) “I think your website is really cool, especially the English translations of some facts about china, Chinese culture and language, etc.”He who stays near vermilion is stained red; he who stays near ink is stained blackTaking on the color of the company kept. All the best to you and your family!Hi joshua i have 4 rice grain dishes design centered with five clawed dragon and flaming pearl encircled with bats can you help me identify what year they are made and if they are real or reproduction hoping for your response and hope you can help me thank you in advanceHi, who is Joshua? Please have a look at the Kangxi marks in my report (not all permutations are shown but you get the idea) – they are all from the Kangxi Revival period (late C19th – c. 1925).Thank you for the abundant information and scholarship. They possess a charming personality, and are extremely emotional, and at times, tend to be highly demanding in life. I am fairly confident that this is a reasonably comprehensive set for Late Qing and Republic period examples (and most come from the examples above), but there may be more base mark types from the PRC (People’s Republic of China) not shown here.All the examples below are Late Qing and/or Republic unless noted otherwise.A complete range of decorations is shown below, although many examples do not have this border or it is simply an underglaze blue line. It seems that most of the staff I collected are very new and belong to PRC (1949 and after).
This report should be seen as a baseline for authentic examples of this ‘rice grain’ pattern.Most of the examples shown here and throughout this report are of Guangxu and Republic dating.
The colour and enamel consistency/texture range is enormous, as can be seen from the examples below,Secondly, just iron red enamels are used to outline the ‘grains’, the scrolls and flowers applied with gold and occasionally green enamels. I imagine that almost everyone has owned or eaten off or been exposed to this pattern. Definitely will enjoy using these!Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:Deconstructing the ‘Rice Grain’ Pattern on Chinese Porcelain – Late Qing to PRC […]I would assume that "chnia blue" refers to the typical blue color that is used on chinese porcelain.
All have a heron and lotus pond decoration in the cavetto, and all have the ’three friends of winter’ motifs on the external upper rim. As part of the Chinese myth, the Blue Dragon is known to symbolize spring. You must log in or register to reply here. The examples with Qianlong seal marks have more tightly spaced and seried ‘rice grains’.However, most other elements of this pattern can vary enormously and almost endlessly:This report will attempt to deconstruct this pattern by showing images of all the elements above, in all their variations. The next step is to cut in the kernel-shaped holes.
Probably the most common pattern ever made in China and exported to the West in their millions, at least over the last 50 years or so. Afina
Really appreciate your comments,I have a yellow dish with a mark, just been over your list but I am still not sure about it can you maybe help ?
The inscription on all examples (above the lotus leaf in the cavetto) is the same:From here it is a bit of mix and match! In Chinese astrology, Blue Dragon controls the movement of the stars Alpha Scorpii in Scorpio and Alpha Virginis in Virgo, Sagittarius, and Libra. PS Which pattern do you find most appealing to you, and has the most translucence.Thanks for your kind comments – I would find it hard to choose which pattern is my favourite, but the bowl shape always appeals, especially the ones with doucai (enamelled) detailing….Thank you for such a comprehensive review of rice grain bowls.
I suggest you post your pictures on an online Asian Arts forum (there are plenty on FB) and someone should be able to help you. 12. The range includes:By far the most common upper rim border is the bat and I-ching symbol fret, with four distinctly different examples shown belowSome of the diaper border variations are shown in the five examples below:This next example from the 1960s-70s carp decorated dish, showing a shell type border, handdrawnThis ‘Buddhist emblems & squiggly line’ example is a one-offThere is quite a bit more variation in this border.The diaper border on the external upper rim is the most common:-The ‘three friends of winter’ – bamboo, prunus and pine – or flowers of the four seasons are found on earlier examples, sometimes within a diaper border, as shown below, all handpainted.This hexagonal border, (called a turtle back pattern in Japan but I’m not sure of its Chinese name equivalent), is often filled in with doucai enamelsThe three examples below show a swastika border with either a bat, shou symbol or a doucai floral scrollThe two examples below show an underglaze blue simple key fret and a typical C20th multi-coloured key fret, the latter very rare on rice grain pattern, especially with the fine quality doucai enamellingFound on the back of dishes and plates around the turn of the century are these floral scrolls with orange camellia (or peony?
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