Bottle
ca. 1700-1725 (made), ca. 1720-1725 (decorated)
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| Place of origin |
This bottle, originally produced at the Jingdezhen kilns in southeast China, was exported to Europe and re-decorated in Delft, in the Netherlands, with a design of birds and fences in a traditional Japanese Kakiemon style.
During the 18th century many plain white or lightly decorated porcelain produced at the Jingdezhen or Dehua kilns in China were enamelled or gilded in Europe. Japanese patterns, such as Kakiemon ad Imari, were particularly popular among European customers. Other wares were enamelled with European designs that could not be obtained from China. Many were ‘over-decorated’ because they were too plain for European taste. The main centres for this work were England and the Netherlands.
During the 18th century many plain white or lightly decorated porcelain produced at the Jingdezhen or Dehua kilns in China were enamelled or gilded in Europe. Japanese patterns, such as Kakiemon ad Imari, were particularly popular among European customers. Other wares were enamelled with European designs that could not be obtained from China. Many were ‘over-decorated’ because they were too plain for European taste. The main centres for this work were England and the Netherlands.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels |
| Brief description | Porcelain bottle, China, ca. 1700-1725 with enamelled decoration in Kakiemon style added in Delft, the Netherland, ca. 1720-25 |
| Physical description | Pear-shaped porcelain bottle with neck rising to a projecting ring on which is superimposed a cup with out-turned rim; below is a shallow foot-ring enclosing a glazed base, painted in Kakiemon-style with a pheasant on a pine tree beside a fence, two quails and another fence, and a bare tree with flowering plants. Below the ring on the neck is a flower-scroll and above it is a ruyi border. Below the lip is a frieze with pendant tassels and ogival panels. Round the inside of the lip is a 'classic' scroll; the rims are enamelled brown. |
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| Styles | |
| Gallery label | Chinese bottle with Japanese design, dish and plate
China, (32) 1700–25, enamelled about 1720; (33), 1730–40; (34) 1720–30
These wares were enamelled in Delft in the Netherlands.
Museum nos. C.99-1956, J.A. Tulk Bequest; Circ.51-1932, W.G. Gulland Bequest;
680-1907, given by Julia C. Gulland(September 2009) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk |
| Production | Overdecorated in the Netherlands in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon style |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This bottle, originally produced at the Jingdezhen kilns in southeast China, was exported to Europe and re-decorated in Delft, in the Netherlands, with a design of birds and fences in a traditional Japanese Kakiemon style. During the 18th century many plain white or lightly decorated porcelain produced at the Jingdezhen or Dehua kilns in China were enamelled or gilded in Europe. Japanese patterns, such as Kakiemon ad Imari, were particularly popular among European customers. Other wares were enamelled with European designs that could not be obtained from China. Many were ‘over-decorated’ because they were too plain for European taste. The main centres for this work were England and the Netherlands. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.99-1956 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2003 |
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