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perfume-holder
Object Type
perfume-holder
Museum number
PDF.820
Description
Oval porcelain perfume casket in the form of a basket with pierced sides and lid, and bamboo handle (ti liang) with two supporting branches on either side of the handle. The casket has a white body. There are flowers between borders of keyfret and volute in on-biscuit enamel on the exterior.
Cultures/periods
Qing dynasty
Kangxi
Production date
1662-1722
Production place
Made in:
Jingdezhen
Materials
porcelain
Technique
glazed
painted
Dimensions
Height:
135 millimetres
Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Qing Kangxi 1662-1722
Room 95 label text: PDF 820 Perfume basket with flowers Early Qing enamels fire as thin, translucent watercolour-like colours, dominated by green, black, aubergine, red and yellow pigments. Albert Jacquemart (AD 1808–1875) coined the terms famille verte in his Histoire de la céramique published in 1873, to describe this palette dominated by shades of green. Porcelain moulded with overglaze enamels on the biscuit Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮 Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, AD 1662–1722
PDF 820 花卉紋香熏籃 清早期燒成的釉上彩為稀薄的透明水彩狀,以綠、黑、茄皮紫、紅及黃彩為主。1873年,艾爾伯特•雅哥馬特(1808-1875年)在其出版的《陶瓷史》(Histoire de la céramique)中首創了陶瓷術語famille verte(“綠色系”),用以描述以綠色調為主的五彩裝飾技法。 瓷器,模制,素燒胎釉上彩 江西省景德鎮 清代,康熙,1662-1722年
Bibliographic references
Scott 1991 / Illustrated Catalogue of Qing Enamelled Ware in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.25, no.820)
Lady David 1973 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ch'ing Enamelled Ware in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.13, no.820)
Pierson 2002 / Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art: A Guide to the Collection
(p.84, no.85 (right))
Medley 1975 / Volume 7: Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(Monochrome pl. 219)
Location
On display
(G95/dc31/sh2)
Department
Asia
Registration number
PDF.820
Conservation
Treatment
: 22 Jan 2009