Page 120 - Chinese Art, Vol II By Stephen W. Bushell

22 CHINESE ART.

2. Ming Period, comprising the whole of the Ming dynasty
(1368-1643).
3. K'ang Hsi Period, extending from the fall of the Ming
dynasty to the close of the reign of K'ang Hsi (1662-1722).
4. Yung Cheng and Chien Lung Period (1723-1795), the two
reigns being conjoined.
5. Modern Period, from the beginning of the reign of Chici Ch'ing
to the present day.
The above table is simple and practical, and it may be used in
combination with a second table compiled with some modifications
and additions from the excellent Catalogue of the Franks Collection
of Oriental Porcelain and Pottery (2nd Edition, 1878) issued by the
Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Educa-
tion, which furnishes a scheme of the varied methods of decoration
employed during the period comprised in the first, or chronological
table.
Chinese Porcelain.
Class I. Not painted.
Section A. Plain white.
B. Single coloured glazes, not crackled.
C. Crackled glazes.
D. Flambe glazes.
E. Souffle glazes.
F. Glazes of several colours.
Class II. Painted in colours.
Section A. In under-glaze colours.
1. Cobalt blue.
2. Copper red.
3. Celadon.
4. Different colours in combination.
B. In over-glaze colours.
1. Iron red.
2. Sepia.
3. Gold.
4. Two or more colours.
C. In under glaze and over glaze colours combined.
D. Single coloured grounds decorated in colours.
I. In white slip (over blue and brown).