David Vases
Two dated vases proving that blue-and-white porcelain existed already under the Yuan dynasty.
The vases were given to a temple in 1351 and are the earliest dated blue-and-white porcelain. They belong to the Percival David Collection, displayed at the British Museum in London.
Materials: Porcelain painted in cobalt blue under the glaze
Manufacture: Painted with Persian cobalt on unglazed porcelain, glazed and fired at Jingdezhen.
The dragons coiling round the bodies of the vases among clouds.
The inscription on the neck with the date 1351 and the donor’s name.