The Research On The Disc Model Of Jingdezhen Kraak Porcelain

Jingdezhen kraak porcelain dish is a kind of blue-and-white porcelain, for whichJingdezhen export abroad. The number of dishes is so large that it becomes the archetypeof the kraak porcelain. The dimension of kraak porcelain dishes edge and foot-rim are allvery noticeable, the theme decoration is diverse, and the auxiliary decoration light isorganized. Besides, the dishes can be graded according to its quality. The origin of thekraak porcelain dishes has some connection with the trade which happened betweenChina and Europe. The kraak porcelain dishes had been used as funeral object,decoration and tableware. According to data, the mass production of kraak porcelaindishes was in1557and1657.In the part of porcelain s classification, the paper attempts to classify Jingdezhenkraak porcelain dishes based on its edge and foot-rim characteristics. Kraak porcelaindishes can be divided into circular edge and ornamental edge according to its edgecharacteristics. Kraak porcelain dishes can also be divided into flat foot-tim and rise upfoot-rim on the basis of its foot-rim characteristics. Moreover, the kraak porcelain dishescan also be classified based on its dimension, the large kraak plates are vary between480and515mm in diameter; the middle size kraak plates are between290and370mm indiameter; the smaller kraak plates are between210and110mm in diameter; Thedecoration of the kraak porcelain is divided into the animal and plant, person andlandscape. And based on its quality, it can be divided into high-grade, middle-grade andlow-grade.