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A pair of Qianlong imperial enamel painted glass vases in the Corning Museum of Glass

10/2020 | 1411 | 162

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Author:

Maxwell, Christopher L. (Maxwell, Christopher L.)

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Xue, Shelly (Xue, Shelly)

Subjects

media:

Glassware

museums and institutions:

Corning Museum of Glass, New York, United States

styles:

Qianlong period (1736-96) / Qing

subjects:

Vases / Glassware / Enamels / Chinese art / Iconography / Birds / Flowers / Symbolism (artistic concept) / Calligraphy / Seals / Techniques / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Materials / Qing

Illustrations

Attributed works:

5. Details of the left-hand vase in Fig.1, showing the golden pheasants (left) and peonies (right).

Attributed works:

7. A golden pheasant, by Yu Sheng and Zhang Weibang. c.1750−61. Ink on paper, 41.9 by 43.9 cm. (Repr. The Birds of the Qing Court, Beijing 2014).

Non-western art unattributed:

1. Pair of vases decorated with golden pheasants and peonies. China, Qianlong mark and period (1736−96). Enamel-painted glass, height 16.2 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, NY).

Non-western art unattributed:

3. Box. China, Kangxi mark and period (1696−1722). Enamel-painted glass, 3.2 by 4.5 cm. (Kunstmuseum Den Haag).

Non-western art unattributed:

4. Detail of a Yu Huchan vase decorated with golden pheasants and peonies, Qianlong period (1736−96). Enamel-painted porcelain, height 16.3 cm. (Tian Jin Museum, Tianjin).

Non-western art unattributed:

6. Details of the right-hand vase in Fig. 1, showing the golden pheasants (left) and peonies (right)

Non-western art unattributed:

8. Detail of the right-hand vase in Fig.1, showing the calligraphy and seals.

Western art unattributed:

2. Bottle. Probably Saxony, c.1710−20. Engraved opaque white glass, height 10.8 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, NY).

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