Vase
1736-1795 (made)
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Many new colours for porcelain were invented during the Yongzheng reign period (1723-1735). Yongzheng's son and successor, the Emperor Qianlong, shared his father's passion for ceramics. Under his patronage the imperial kilns continued producing new glazes. The glaze of this vase was called 'tea-dust' because it resembles the colour of ground tea leaves. It was produced by using iron oxide but the firing temperature had to be cleverly manipulated.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with 'tea dust' green glaze |
| Brief description | Cer, China, Qing, monochrome, GREEN |
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| Object history | Purchased from Dr. S. W. Bushell (Beijing), accessioned in 1883. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | Many new colours for porcelain were invented during the Yongzheng reign period (1723-1735). Yongzheng's son and successor, the Emperor Qianlong, shared his father's passion for ceramics. Under his patronage the imperial kilns continued producing new glazes. The glaze of this vase was called 'tea-dust' because it resembles the colour of ground tea leaves. It was produced by using iron oxide but the firing temperature had to be cleverly manipulated. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rose Kerr, 'Chinese Ceramics, Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911'
V&A, 1998, No. 25
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| Accession number | 735-1883 |
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| Record created | September 16, 2005 |
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