When creating blue-and- white chinese porcelain , the paint made of cobalt oxide is applied after the object is glazed

False

it is applied before the object is glazed and fired.

i believe the answer is: a.  abstract forms were often used to represent human figures.

representing human figures in abstract forms is often used in the geometric period, not hellenistic  period.   during the hellenistic  period,   aesthetic value derived from creating arts which mimic the actual shape of a certain object or individuals.

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variety in color and variety in texture