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A Blue and White Porcelain plate of the Yuan Dynasty

The Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) is a key period for the development of the firing techniques of the blue and white porcelain in China. Its unique characteristics were based on the techniques of the former dynasties. The blue and white porcelain had become major porcelain product of China by the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911).

The blue and white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty is large in size, with thick roughcast. Generally there are big bottle, big pot, big bowl and big plate, with the traditional flavor of the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. Due to the underdeveloped techniques, there are two interfaces on the body and several veins inside the body. The roughcast is not as smooth as that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, while the glaze of the blue and white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty is thicker than that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to more iron in the raw material.

There are lines like bamboo on the foot of the porcelain. The body is connected with the foot when glaze has not been coated. The body is decorated with lines of lotus, clouds and lots of flowers. Dense decoration was not only applied to the blue and white porcelain but also to the picture weaving and stone carving, reflecting the unique characteristics of that time.

The major producer of the blue and white porcelain in the Yuan Dynasty was Jingdezhen. Besides, there were kilns for the blue and white porcelain production in Zhejiang Province, east of China and Yunnan Province, southwest of China.

元朝（1271-1368）是青花瓷烧制技术发展的一个关键时期。其独特的特点基于前代的技术发展而来。到中国明朝（1368-1644）和清朝（1644-1911）时期，青花瓷已经成为主要的陶瓷产品。

元代青花瓷器形大，毛坯厚。通常有大瓶，大壶，大碗和大盘，有唐（618-907）和宋（960-1279）的传统风味。由于技术不发达，青花瓷器主体上有两个接口和几个胎内纹理。毛坯不如明清时期的光滑，由于釉原料中有更多的铁，元代青花瓷器的釉要比明清时期的厚。

青花瓷瓷器的底部有行像竹子一样的线条。没上釉的时候胎就和底连在一起了。胎体装饰着莲花，云层和很多花。密集的装饰不仅与青花瓷相互协调还与上面的图片和石雕完美搭配，这都反映了那个时代的独特的特点。

元代青花瓷器的主要生产地是景德镇。此外，在中国东部的浙江省和中国的西南部云南也有烧制青花瓷的磁窑。