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Blue (Underglaze). Imported color of great depth and purity and of pale tone; used in the Hsiian-te period (1426-1435). Native blue cobalt ore, in artistic decorations used in the Ch'eng-hua period (1465- 1487).
Imported " Mohammedan " blue, of dark tone first used in Cheng-te reign (1506-1521). "Mohammedan" blue decorations brought to great perfec- tion in the Chia-ching period (1522- 1566). The best pieces are of this reign.
"Mohammedan" blue also employed to a limited extent in the Wan-li period (1573-1619). In this reign the
blue underglaze color, however, was, as a rule, thinner and weaker than those of the preceding reigns.
Underglaze blue painting reached its greatest perfection in the K'ang-hsi period of the present dynasty (1662- 1722), the color being strong and deep, but not as dark as the "Mo- hammedan" blue.
The painting is sharp and accurately executed. The underglaze blue of the Ch'ien-lung reign is somewhat paler than that of the K 'ang-hsi period, but the painting is carefully done.