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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Nationality: Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese Creator Name-CRT: Chinese Title: Bottle View: Full View Creation Start Date: 1723 Creation End Date: 1735 Creation Date: Qing period, Yongzheng era, 1723-1735 Creation Place: China, Jiangxi Province Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Classification Term: Ceramics Materials and Techniques: Porcelain painted with overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware) Dimensions: H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); D. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm) AMICA Contributor: Asia Society Owner Location: New York, New York, USA ID Number: 1979.189 Credit Line: Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection Rights: http://www.asiasociety.org Context: The Qing dynasty (1644-1912) was a period of relative peace and economic prosperity, and also a time of close ties with Europe. The Qing rulers were avid patrons of the arts. In 1677, the Kangxi emperor (r. 1662-1722) rebuilt the imperial kilns of Jingdezhen, which had been destroyed during the fighting that had led to the establishment of the dynasty, and in 1683 the production of imperial ceramics resumed. The creation of a range of opaque overglaze enamels was one of the most important contributions made to ceramic technology during the Qing. The enamels used to paint ceramics in earlier periods had been transparent and of limited hues, but the development of opaque colors allowed painters to blend tints together to create the varied gradations of shades and hues found on Qing-period porcelains. The colors developed in the early part of the Qing period were used throughout the dynasty and continue to be used today in the decoration of porcelain. An important element in Qing painted porcelains is the addition of shades of pink to the overglaze enamel palette. An opaque white derived from a lead arsenite and a pale pink were among the last opaque overglaze enamels to be developed, possibly because they are very difficult to manufacture. The pink overglaze enamels were tinted with colloidal gold (fine fragments of metal in suspension in the enamel), and scholarly debate continues regarding the possibility of European contributions to this technology. The combination of beautiful shapes, refined bodies,sophisticated colors, and elegant paintings that characterizes Qing-period porcelains helped to spur a desire for these ceramics in the West. One result of the 17th- and 18th-century Western fascination with Qing porcelains was the development of a series of French terms to classify these wares. Of these, famille verte for porcelains that are painted primarily in shades of green and famille rose for porcelains that have shades of pink in their design are the most common. Neither term is used in Chinese scholarship; instead, Chinese scholars use such terms as 'foreign colors' (yangcai), 'powdered colors' (fencai), 'soft colors' (ruancai), or 'enamel colors' (falangcai) to describe porcelains with opaque overglaze enamel decoration. The range of colors used to paint this bottle, dated to the reign of the Yongzheng emperor (1723-1735) by a mark on the base, illustrates the famille rose palette. The bottle is decorated with images of peaches, pomegranates, loquats, and other auspicious motifs. Colors such as the blue-green of the lichen, the white-pink and pale green of the peaches, and the bright yellow of the loquats were only possible because of the expanded palette made available by the development of opaque enamels. Related Document Description: Asia Society. Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 83. Related Document Description: Katz, Mrs. Gilbert. Selections of Chinese Art from Private Collections in the Metropolitan Area. New York: China Institute in America, 1966, p. 40. Related Document Description: Lee, Sherman E. Asian Art: Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd--Part II. New York: Asia Society, 1975, pp. 60, 99. Related Document Description: Treasures of Asian Art: Selections from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, The Asia Society, New York. Hong Kong and Singapore: Hong Kong Museum of Art and National Museum Singapore, 1993, pp. 136, 137. Related Document Description: Treasures of Asian Art: Selections from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, The Asia Society, New York. Tokyo: Idemitsu Museum of Arts, 1992, pp. 87, 138. AMICA ID: ASIA.1979.189 AMICA Library Year: 1999 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, Asia Society AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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