Vase
about 1982 (made)
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Vase, pear-shaped, with high flaring neck. Made of paper-thin, almost transparent "egg-shell" porcelain that is very light in weight, with greater than the usual 15-25% of kaolin. Decorated on one side with a heron (?) on lotus in water with sketchy weeds suggested. The painting is rather stiff, and the enamel colours muddy. A six-character seal-mark in red enamel on the base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Vase, "egg-shell" porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels, China (Jingdezhen), about 1982 |
| Physical description | Vase, pear-shaped, with high flaring neck. Made of paper-thin, almost transparent "egg-shell" porcelain that is very light in weight, with greater than the usual 15-25% of kaolin. Decorated on one side with a heron (?) on lotus in water with sketchy weeds suggested. The painting is rather stiff, and the enamel colours muddy. A six-character seal-mark in red enamel on the base. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Zhongguo Jingdezhen zhi' in red enamel on the base
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| Object history | Bought at the Friendship Store, Jingdezhen, November 1982. Historical significance: This body is a fairly recent development at Jingdezhen, and contains more that the 15-25% kaolin that is usual - a considerable achievement as the low relation of petuntse makes for a porcelain that is almost "boneless". |
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| Accession number | FE.34-1983 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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