Teapot
1680-1722 (made)
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The Kangxi period (1662-1722) was a golden age for enamelled porcelain. All sorts of shapes and colours emerged from the skilful hands of potters in Jingdezhen, the porcelain city in Jiangxi province. The predominant colour of this vase is green, which inspired the French art historian Albert Jacquemart (1808-1875) to coin the term 'famille verte' (green family) to describe Chinese porcelain of such a colour scheme.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in enamel colours |
| Brief description | Teapot and lid, porcelain painted with coloured enamels, China, Jingdezhen, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 1680-1722 |
| Physical description | Teapot and lid of porcelain, in the form of sticks of bamboo painted in the colours of the famille verte and decorated with flowers and birds. The handle and spout mimicking twisting vines. |
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| Credit line | Salting bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | The Kangxi period (1662-1722) was a golden age for enamelled porcelain. All sorts of shapes and colours emerged from the skilful hands of potters in Jingdezhen, the porcelain city in Jiangxi province. The predominant colour of this vase is green, which inspired the French art historian Albert Jacquemart (1808-1875) to coin the term 'famille verte' (green family) to describe Chinese porcelain of such a colour scheme. |
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| Accession number | C.1096&A-1910 |
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| Record created | September 16, 2005 |
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