Excellent examples of Kangxi Pottery have been recovered from the Blue Chrysanthemum shipwreck. Their high quality indicates that they were manufactured in the famous porcelain centre of Jingdezhen, in the Jiangxi Province, China. Blue and white porcelain was the most famous product of Jingdezhen, and reached the height of its technical excellence in the early Qing Dynasty.
The distinctive, high-quality, cobalt blue colouring of the Kangxi period is referred to as ‘gem blue’ or ‘kingfisher blue’, and is purer and brighter than that of Ming Dynasty wares.
