The Islamic Cobalt Blue That Created Ming China’s Iconic Porcelain
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The Islamic Cobalt Blue That Created Ming China’s Iconic Porcelain
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In this late-night deep dive, we explore how the blue in your classic “Chinese” vase actually started in 9th-century Iraq. We examine into how Abbasid cobalt mastery traveled east via Mongol routes and birthed Yuan/Ming blue-and-white porcelain.
We explore:
- Basra workshops and Persian cobalt mines
- Mongol Pax Mongolica trade explosion
- Reverse influence loop
- Modern cobalt ties
Sources:
- Qatar Museums cobalt collections
- Jingdezhen porcelain history
- Ilkhanid hybrid wares
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