A bowl in yellow glaze (iron-yellow), made for the Qing imperial court during the Yongzheng reign. Monochrome yellow glaze is a low-temperature iron-yellow
Yongzheng-reign yellow glaze (iron-yellow) bowl with interlocking lotus design Read More »
A tube-ear vase in blue-and-white (underglaze cobalt), made for the Qing imperial court during the Jiaqing reign. Blue-and-white is painted in cobalt under
A celestial-sphere vase in famille-rose (powder-enamel, fencai), made for the Qing imperial court during the Qianlong reign. Famille rose, or fencai, is an
A incense burner in celadon (dongqing) glaze, made for the Ming imperial court. Porcelain of this kind belongs to the long imperial tradition of Jingdezhen,
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A celestial-sphere vase in famille-rose (powder-enamel, fencai), made for the Qing imperial court during the Qianlong reign. Famille rose, or fencai, is an
A rouleau vase in iron-red, made for the Qing imperial court during the Kangxi reign. Porcelain of this kind belongs to the long imperial tradition of Jingd
Kangxi-reign iron-red rouleau vase with cloud-and-dragon design Read More »
A snuff bottle in famille-rose (powder-enamel, fencai), made for the Qing imperial court during the Daoguang reign. Famille rose, or fencai, is an overglaze
Daoguang-reign famille-rose (powder-enamel, fencai) snuff bottle with grasshopper design Read More »
A club-shaped vase in splashed-blue glaze, made for the Qing imperial court during the Kangxi reign. Porcelain of this kind belongs to the long imperial tra
Kangxi-reign splashed-blue glaze club-shaped vase Read More »
A Qianlong-reign powder-enamel Nine-Peaches celestial-sphere vase in the Palace Museum, read for its foreign form, famille-rose technique, and its wish for long life.
Nine Peaches, One Wish: Reading a Qianlong Celestial-Sphere Vase Read More »
