What types of Yuan blue and white utensils are there?

Yuan blue and white porcelain has unique shapes and various types. In order to comply with the social customs of the Yuan Dynasty, Yuan blue and white producers also produced small and medium-sized bottles, stoves, pen mounts, tall bowls, and holders, etc. Generally speaking, it can be divided into five categories.

Cans: Large cans, including tall, short, and octagonal, with lids usually up to more than 60 centimeters. Small jars include four-series square with a narrowed mouth, melon-shaped with a double-skimmed mouth, bulging-belly type with a double-lip mouth, double-lined lips with a rounded belly, etc. The height of the body is generally 7 to 8 cm; there are also drum-type jars with lids. . The eight-sided ware was an innovative product of the Yuan Dynasty.

Vase types: There are plum vases, jade pot spring vases, garlic vases, animal ear vases, halberd ear vases, as well as four series of flat vases and tower-type cap vases with distinctive characteristics of the times, among which plum vases are the most popular ones. Bottles, jade pots and spring vases are common. The plum vase is attached with a lid, and there is a tubular mouth inside the lid, which is tightly connected to the mouth of the bottle.

Pot types: There are three main types found in the descriptions, namely Fengliu teapot, pear-style teapot and holding teapot, all of which are exquisitely made.

Bowls: roughly divided into two types, one is a tall bowl (with an open mouth and a narrow mouth), and the other is a large bowl with a diameter of more than 40 cm. The tall cup is small in size, only about 10 centimeters high, and is also known as the target cup. The diameter of large bowls is generally more than 30 cm.

Plate type: There are large plates (diameter of more than 45 cm), medium plates (diameter of generally about 30 cm), and small plates (diameter of about 15 cm). The folded edge is often in the shape of a flower mouth.

In addition, there are tripods, water bowls, incense burners, Guanyin, etc., among which the five most popular shapes are goblet, jade pot, spring vase, jar, plum vase and large plate.

In short, the shapes of Yuan blue and white porcelain include both majestic large vessels and beautiful and clever small vessels. No matter what type of vessel they are, they are all beautiful in shape, simple and dignified.