Jar and Lid
1700-10 (made)
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Porcelain objects with a dark blue glaze were amongst the most popular items produced at the Jingdezhen kilns in south-east China for export. This type of glaze was called chuiqing or 'blown blue' in China, and known as bleu soufflé or fouetté in Europe. The name derives from the particular technique required to apply the glaze on the surface: the powdered cobalt was blown through a bamboo cane that had a fine gauze at one of the extremities.
Objects with powder-blue glaze were produced since the late 17th century, and by the early 18th century fine gilded decorations of flowers, landscapes and symbolic motifs were added on the surface. They were particularly favoured in the Middle East but also widely exported in Europe, where they were used as tableware in the residences of aristocrats and wealthy people, or exhibited on the walls and in the niches of the so-called 'porcelain rooms'.
Objects with powder-blue glaze were produced since the late 17th century, and by the early 18th century fine gilded decorations of flowers, landscapes and symbolic motifs were added on the surface. They were particularly favoured in the Middle East but also widely exported in Europe, where they were used as tableware in the residences of aristocrats and wealthy people, or exhibited on the walls and in the niches of the so-called 'porcelain rooms'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with powder-blue glaze and painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Porcelain jar and lid, with powder-blue glaze and underglaze blue decoration, Jingdezhen, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) |
| Physical description | Porcelain jar and lid, with ovoid form, rounded shoulders rising to a cylindrical neck and low foot; the domed lid is surmounted by a bud-shape knob. Powder-blue ground with reserved panels containing the motif of 'One hundred antiquities', flowering trees, birds, rocky coast scene painted in underglaze blue; round the shoulder are four smaller panels with flowers, as on the lid. |
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| Gallery label | Jar with mountain scenes
China, Jingdezhen, 1700–10
Museum no. 67&A-1887(September 2009) |
| Object history | Purchased from James Orrock (48 Bedford Square), accessioned in 1887. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Bought from Orrock Collection.;; |
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| Summary | Porcelain objects with a dark blue glaze were amongst the most popular items produced at the Jingdezhen kilns in south-east China for export. This type of glaze was called chuiqing or 'blown blue' in China, and known as bleu soufflé or fouetté in Europe. The name derives from the particular technique required to apply the glaze on the surface: the powdered cobalt was blown through a bamboo cane that had a fine gauze at one of the extremities. Objects with powder-blue glaze were produced since the late 17th century, and by the early 18th century fine gilded decorations of flowers, landscapes and symbolic motifs were added on the surface. They were particularly favoured in the Middle East but also widely exported in Europe, where they were used as tableware in the residences of aristocrats and wealthy people, or exhibited on the walls and in the niches of the so-called 'porcelain rooms'. |
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| Accession number | 67&A-1887 |
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| Record created | December 9, 2008 |
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