Wine Pot
1700-1722 (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 wine pot is black. This inspired the French art historian Albert Jacquemart (1808-1875) to coin the term 'famille noire' (black family) to describe Chinese porcelain of such a colour scheme.
The predominant colour of this wine pot is black. This inspired the French art historian Albert Jacquemart (1808-1875) to coin the term 'famille noire' (black 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 | Wine pot, porcelain painted with coloured enamels, China, Jingdezhen, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 1700-1722 |
| Physical description | Wine pot of porcelain, hexagonally pear-shaped with hexagonal lid. The handle formed like a curving fish. Decorated with floral designs in raised panels in the colours of the famille noire. |
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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 wine pot is black. This inspired the French art historian Albert Jacquemart (1808-1875) to coin the term 'famille noire' (black family) to describe Chinese porcelain of such a colour scheme. |
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| Accession number | C.1121&A-1910 |
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| Record created | September 16, 2005 |
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