Pair of dishes; China, late 19th century. Porcelain following qingbai models. One of them has a hair

Pair of dishes; China, late 19th century.
Porcelain after qingbai models.
One of them has a hair on the rim and damage to the glaze.
Provenance: private collection conceived since the 1970s between London and Madrid.
Measurements: 5 x 38 cm (diameter, x2).
Pair of porcelain dishes whose aesthetics follow the Qingbai style, dating from the Southern Song dynasty, between the 12th and 13th centuries. Although derived from them, Qingbai pieces are not strictly speaking celadons, and are the last monochrome style of the Song dynasty. Its name refers to the bluish-white hue of its glaze, a very light and light blue, very faint, very ill-defined. This type of ware was for common, non-court use, which was rare at a time when porcelain was almost exclusively for imperial use. Made at the Jingdezhen pottery centre, Qingbai wares are already porcelain rather than stoneware, with a paste that includes feldspar and kaolin. Production probably began during the Northern Song (20th) dynasty, but it was during the Southern Song dynasty that production stabilised, particularly from the Ding kilns. The decorations and types were derived directly from what was made in the north, but the ware and glaze were already completely different.