A Ru ware narcissus basin, of a shade of blue like a clear sky after rain; a Guan ware dish with a chrysanthemum-petal rim and a crackled-ice-pattern glaze; Ding ware and Yaozhou ware with spirited motifs incised under ivory white or grey-green glazes-with their expert mastery of firing techniques, the Song potters sought to emulate the serene elegance of brush-and-ink calligraphy and painting.
展場裡，雨過天青色的汝窯水仙盆，如冰面輕鑿裂痕的官窯菊花盤，在牙白與艾青色上，加上靈動畫花線條的定窯和耀州窯，都在宋人精巧的燒瓷技術下，刻意追求書畫中留白與白描的沈靜素雅。