Taoism is the most pure and indigenous religious sect in China, and one of the most representative aspects of Taoist culture is the art of porcelain. In the late Ming Dynasty, as the Jiajing emperor revered Taoism, porcelain decorations were strongly Taoist. This paper analyzes the historical background of Chinese porcelain development in the Ming-Jiajing period and analyzes the reasons why porcelain patterns were influenced by Taoism; from an artistic perspective, it classifies porcelain patterns by subject matter and scope of application and analyzes their artistic characteristics; from an anthropological perspective, it analyzes porcelain patterns under the influence of Taoism in the Ming-Jiajing period and deciphers the aesthetic implications of Taoist culture.

Xiao Liyao. Analysis and Study of Porcelain Art in the Ming Jiajing Period. Frontiers in Art Research (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 10: 90-96. https://doi.org/10.25236/FAR.2023.051015.

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