Basin
ca. 1745-50 (made)
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This basin was produced at the kilns of Jingdezhen in southeast China in the mid 18th century, and made specifically for export. The shape copies European handbasins made of metalwork.
In the 18th century Europeans greatly admired the white and resistant body of Chinese porcelain, available at low cost, but in addition to traditional shapes and designs, they also ordered tableware and household objects made in imitation of western items. The East India trading companies supplied models and patterns from Europe to Chinese potters, who could copy them using their skills and local resources.
In the 18th century Europeans greatly admired the white and resistant body of Chinese porcelain, available at low cost, but in addition to traditional shapes and designs, they also ordered tableware and household objects made in imitation of western items. The East India trading companies supplied models and patterns from Europe to Chinese potters, who could copy them using their skills and local resources.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilding |
Brief description | Porcelain basin painted in overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette and gilding with cockerels and peonies, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795) |
Physical description | Porcelain basin with iron brown rim, in the form of a scallop shell on three small feet. Painted in overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette, on the inside two cockerels perched on rock with peonies growing from behind, surrounded by a band of floral scroll on black and a pink trellis diaper. On the outside, peonies and other flowers with diaper borders. |
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Gallery label | Ewer and hand basin copying European metalwork shapes
China, 1745–50
Museum nos. 500-1875; C.1473-1910, Salting Bequest(September 2009) |
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. |
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Summary | This basin was produced at the kilns of Jingdezhen in southeast China in the mid 18th century, and made specifically for export. The shape copies European handbasins made of metalwork. In the 18th century Europeans greatly admired the white and resistant body of Chinese porcelain, available at low cost, but in addition to traditional shapes and designs, they also ordered tableware and household objects made in imitation of western items. The East India trading companies supplied models and patterns from Europe to Chinese potters, who could copy them using their skills and local resources. |
Bibliographic reference | Lehnert, Georg. Das Porzellan... mit 260 Abbildungen zum Teil in Buntdruck.. Bielefeld und Leipzig: Velhagen & Klasing, 1902, abb. 18.
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Other number | Loan no. 18 |
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Accession number | C.1473-1910 |
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Record created | December 22, 2008 |
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