Lidded Urn
early 19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Painted enamels of this kind were commonly known in English as 'Canton enamel', after the main centre of their production in South China. They were popular export products in the 18th and 19th centuries. These copper wares were also produced in Beijing for imperial consumption. In Chinese they were referred to as 'foreign porcelain' (yangci 洋瓷).
Made for the Thai market.
Made for the Thai market.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Painted enamel on a copper body. |
| Brief description | Lidden urn, painted enamels on copper, Guangzhou, China, early 19th century. |
| Physical description | Urn-shaped tho jar with a stupa shaped lid, decoarted with kinnari and thep phanom. [From Luisa Mengoni "Adapting to Foreign Demands: Chinese Enamelled Copperware for the Thai Market" in Anne Anne Håbu and Dawn F. Rooney ed. Royal Porcelain from Siam: Unpacking the Ring Collection. Hermes: Oslo 2013. 110] |
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| Credit line | Purchased |
| Object history | Purchased from M. Selig Sonnerthal & Co. (85 Queen Victoria Street), accessioned in 1894. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | label |
| Summary | Painted enamels of this kind were commonly known in English as 'Canton enamel', after the main centre of their production in South China. They were popular export products in the 18th and 19th centuries. These copper wares were also produced in Beijing for imperial consumption. In Chinese they were referred to as 'foreign porcelain' (yangci 洋瓷). Made for the Thai market. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 428-1894 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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