Here is a piece from JingDezhen where we will be living and studying. The blue and white decoration is hand painted with a hand made brush dipped in some cobalt dissolved in water and some aged red tea. This is one of the famous identifiers of JingDezhen wares. On this piece cobalt is painted directly on the body of the ware, in some cases the pigment is painted on a glazed piece then reglazed to encapsulate the blue and white decoration. There is a lot to learn and everyone is going to get familiar with Chinese ceramics.