Paintings of Luo Shen by Song people
The handscroll is ink, and the medium decides the pace. Ink and colour on silk or paper ask to be read slowly, the eye led rather than struck.
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Landscape painting object
This object is a landscape painting, the Chinese picture made to be unrolled or unpinned a section at a time rather than seen all at once. the Jin painter’…
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乾隆 Cloisonné enamel ewer
This ewer is cloisonné enamel, the craft where metal is bent, filled with glass and fired until colour sits flush in a wired cell. the 乾隆 workshop made it…
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乾隆 Painted enamel ewer
The ewer shows painted enamel at its most confident. Wire first, then enamel, then fire, repeated until the surface is calm and the gilding catches the lig…
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乾隆 Repoussé enamel zun
This zun is repoussé enamel, the craft where metal is bent, filled with glass and fired until colour sits flush in a wired cell. the 乾隆 workshop made it a…
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景泰 Cloisonné enamel plate
The plate shows cloisonné enamel at its most confident. Wire first, then enamel, then fire, repeated until the surface is calm and the gilding catches the…
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宣德 Cloisonné enamel censer
This censer is cloisonné enamel, the craft where metal is bent, filled with glass and fired until colour sits flush in a wired cell. the 宣德 workshop made i…
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乾隆 Painted enamel box
The box shows painted enamel at its most confident. Wire first, then enamel, then fire, repeated until the surface is calm and the gilding catches the ligh…
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康熙 Cloisonné enamel box
This box is cloisonné enamel, the craft where metal is bent, filled with glass and fired until colour sits flush in a wired cell. the 康熙 workshop made it a…
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景泰 Cloisonné enamel plate
The plate shows cloisonné enamel at its most confident. Wire first, then enamel, then fire, repeated until the surface is calm and the gilding catches the…
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