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‖ ying ch'ing|jɪŋ tʃɪŋ| Also Ying Ch'ing, Ying ch'ing, etc. [Chinese, lit. ‘shadowy blue’.] A type of glazed porcelain produced in Jiangxi and other provinces, chiefly during the Song dynasty. Freq. attrib.
1922A. L. Hetherington Early Ceramic Wares China xix. 139 The ware..with a very translucent, white sugary body and a bluish-white glaze tending to a more pronounced blue..is known as ying ch‘ing yao..: ying ching..may be translated ‘shadowy blue’. 1934Burlington Mag. May 214/1 The ying ch'ing species of white porcelain. 1936Ibid. Jan. 10/1 With pale bluish glaze currently known as Ying Ch‘ing (misty blue). 1943[see Sung n. b]. 1949[see Ju]. 1954H. Garner Oriental Blue & White ii. 9 Ying ch‘ing (shadow blue) is a thin translucent white porcelain covered with a clear glaze of bluish tint. The term is a modern one, invented by Chinese dealers, which has unfortunately become established in the West. 1977O. Impey Chinoiserie II. vii. 89/2 The famous ‘Fonthill vase’, a Yüan dynasty ying ch'ing bottle fitted with a gothic silver-gilt and enamel mount. |