Cosmic Cobalt, VERANDA's 2025 Color of the Year, quietly grabs attention with its bold blue pigment, offering a tranquil atmosphere thanks to its dimension and depth.

A prominent old world collection of imperial ceramics fetched £46.5 million at a Sotheby's Hong Kong sale on Wednesday, with an early Ming cobalt blue Meiping vase going for a record £14 million.

During the Ming dynasty, China's porcelain production flourished, creating vases and cups that symbolised status and artistry, being extremely expensive.

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At first, the young man, subtly veined with craquelure and rendered in cobalt blue on a tin-glazed ceramic Delft tile, appears to have come from the 17th or 18th century, when more than 800 ...

Whether ultramarine, cerulean, Egyptian or cobalt, blue pigments have colored artworks for centuries. ... (2024, February 22). A new vibrant blue pottery pigment with less cobalt. ScienceDaily.