[HIGHLIGHTS] Dongxiwen·Treasure of the Town Hall丨Wang Ruihua: Why is the Yuan blue and white plum vase with the Four Loves picture known as the "Giant Panda among Ceramics"?

Wang Ruihua, the former director of Wuhan Museum, accepted an exclusive interview with China News Service's "East-West Question" to tell the story of the Yuan blue and white plum vase with four loves. The interview transcript is summarized as follows: What is blue andwhite porcelain, also known as white ground blue flower porcelaine, is an underglaze colored.

It uses cobalt ore as raw material, draws decorative patterns on the body, and then applies transparent glaze. After firing at a high temperature of 1300°C, the glaze is fresh and translucent.