Stand
ca. 1500 (made)
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This stand was probably intended for the display of a bronze mirror or a jade cong. It is made of moulded porcelain and is decorated in a style known as Fahua or 'Cloisonné-style decoration'. The design was outlined using thick slip and once dry the slip lines were then filled in with enamels using a palette consisting of dark blue, turquoise, yellow and green. The slip lines contained the enamels within the outlined areas during firing and the fired enamels which became unctuous and shiny gave a jewel like appearance to the decoration. The enamels were applied directly to what is known as the biscuit or unfired ceramic body. This technique was first seen on northern tiles in the 13th and 14th centuries and then on a variety of vessels and decorative ceramic wares made in Jingdezhen in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Moulded porcelain decorated with coloured enamels |
| Brief description | Cer, China, Ming, fahua, porcelain |
| Physical description | Brightly coloured Fahua stand with a two tiered rectangular base decorated with stylised lotus petals and decorative panels. A crescent shaped stand on top of the rectangular base is decorated with a central ruyi and surrounded on either side by Lingzhi fungus motifs. Blue, green, purple and yellow enamels are used in the decoration. |
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| Summary | This stand was probably intended for the display of a bronze mirror or a jade cong. It is made of moulded porcelain and is decorated in a style known as Fahua or 'Cloisonné-style decoration'. The design was outlined using thick slip and once dry the slip lines were then filled in with enamels using a palette consisting of dark blue, turquoise, yellow and green. The slip lines contained the enamels within the outlined areas during firing and the fired enamels which became unctuous and shiny gave a jewel like appearance to the decoration. The enamels were applied directly to what is known as the biscuit or unfired ceramic body. This technique was first seen on northern tiles in the 13th and 14th centuries and then on a variety of vessels and decorative ceramic wares made in Jingdezhen in the 15th and 16th centuries. |
| Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose (ed.), Chinese Art and Design: the T.T. Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1991.
Photo p.224/5 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.4-1982 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2008 |
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