Vase with Golden Pheasants

Vase with Golden Pheasants

珐琅彩錦雞花卉蒜頭瓶

1736–95

China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and period

(1736-95)

Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over transparent glaze

Diameter: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.); Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1971.145

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Fun Fact

Refined porcelains produced in Jingdezhen kilns were sent to Beijing palace workshops to be decorated in falangcai technique under direct imperial supervision.

Description

The flower-and-bird painting in this vase was intricately executed in colored enamels (falangcai), with careful modeling, shading, and blending of colors reflecting European influences through missionary-artists at the Qing court. The Jesuit artist Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766), in particular, exerted tremendous impact at the Qianlong academy.

See also
Collection: 
China - Qing Dynasty
Department: 
Chinese Art
Type of artwork: 
Ceramic
Medium: 
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over transparent glaze
Credit line: 
John L. Severance Fund

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