COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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ChineseArtENG~1~1
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Work ID:
M01A00098
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M01A00098
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Title:
Cobalt blue glazed incense burner with applique and two handles
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Cobalt blue glazed incense burner with applique and two handles
Title
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Creation Date:
Jia-jing reign, Ming Dynasty
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Jia-jing reign, Ming Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
A.D.1522
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A.D.1522
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End Year Date:
A.D.1566
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A.D.1566
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Dynasty:
57 Jia-jing reign (A.D. 1522~1566)
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57 Jia-jing reign (A.D. 1522~1566)
Dynasty
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Kiln:
Jia-jing ware
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Jia-jing ware
Kiln
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Creation Place:
China
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China
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Measurements:
Height: 16.8 cm; Diameter (mouth): 19.0 cm; Diameter (base): 15.5 cm
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Height: 16.8 cm; Diameter (mouth): 19.0 cm; Diameter (base): 15.5 cm
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Material:
Porcelain
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Porcelain
Material
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Form:
Lu (censer)
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Lu (censer)
Form
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Type:
Ceramics
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Ceramics
Type
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Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Repository
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Description:
Imitating ancient bronze gui, this vessel has a short foot ring, flaring foot, and two loop-ears in the shape of a unicorn. The exterior is glazed with sky-blue glaze, which pools in the bottom, and the cobalt blue has a grayish tone and an uneven hue. The interior is glazed white with a blue tinge, but the bottom, as well as the foot base, is unglazed, thereby suggesting that it is an incense burner used in rituals. The body reveals the "piling flower" method: affixing clay appliques of taihu rock, peony, bamboo leaves, stones onto the vessel. In the Jiaqing period, the palace was often renovated, and the emperor was an enthusiast of Taoism who practiced Taoist rites frequently, thereby increasing the demand of porcelain decorations and ritual vessels. Oftentimes the court requested large vessels, four-sided wares, and other eccentric objects, which became increasingly difficult to manufacture. As the imperial kilns could not always meet the order on time, they allocated some duties to the popular kilns, which were to follow the same instructions. As this ware does not have a reign mark, it is probably made in a popular kiln.
description_e
Imitating ancient bronze gui, this vessel has a short foot ring, flaring foot, and two loop-ears in the shape of a unicorn. The exterior is glazed with sky-blue glaze, which pools in the bottom, and the cobalt blue has a grayish tone and an uneven hue. The interior is glazed white with a blue tinge, but the bottom, as well as the foot base, is unglazed, thereby suggesting that it is an incense burner used in rituals. The body reveals the "piling flower" method: affixing clay appliques of taihu rock, peony, bamboo leaves, stones onto the vessel. In the Jiaqing period, the palace was often renovated, and the emperor was an enthusiast of Taoism who practiced Taoist rites frequently, thereby increasing the demand of porcelain decorations and ritual vessels. Oftentimes the court requested large vessels, four-sided wares, and other eccentric objects, which became increasingly difficult to manufacture. As the imperial kilns could not always meet the order on time, they allocated some duties to the popular kilns, which were to follow the same instructions. As this ware does not have a reign mark, it is probably made in a popular kiln.
Description
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ImageV ID:
M01A00098AS005
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M01A00098AS005
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Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
Rights
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