Urn&Mount
ca. 1710-1730 (made)
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This Chinese porcelain pot was originally a lidded jar. The French gilt-bronze stand and mounts transform it into a coffee or chocolate urn. The painted decoration is in the 'Chinese Imari' style, named after the Japanese port of Imari from where porcelain was shipped to Europe. The decoration in blue is painted under the glaze, while the iron red and gold decoration is painted on top of the glaze.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, red enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Urn, porcelain painted with coloured enamels, China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 1710-1730 with polychrome European mounts |
| Physical description | Urn and lid of porcelain, painted decoration done in underglaze blue and overglaze iron red and gold is known as the 'Chinese Imari' style. Imari was the name of a Japanese port from which porcelain was shipped to Europe. French gilt bronze stand and mounts to form a coffee or chocolate urn. |
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| Object history | Purchased from the Robinson Collection, accessioned in 1879. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Summary | This Chinese porcelain pot was originally a lidded jar. The French gilt-bronze stand and mounts transform it into a coffee or chocolate urn. The painted decoration is in the 'Chinese Imari' style, named after the Japanese port of Imari from where porcelain was shipped to Europe. The decoration in blue is painted under the glaze, while the iron red and gold decoration is painted on top of the glaze. |
| Bibliographic reference | Clunas, Craig, ed. Chinese exports art and design. London:Victoria and Albert Museum, 1987, figure 18. |
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| Accession number | 166&A-1879 |
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| Record created | November 12, 2002 |
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