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Chinese
Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign period, 1662–1722
y1977-59

Information

Title
Scroll weight
Medium
Oyster white porcelain biscuit with green, yellow, aubergine and white glaze
Dimensions
h. 4.5 cm., w. 14.5 cm., d. 7.0 cm. (1 3/4 x 5 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Max Adler
Object Number
y1977-59
Place Made

Asia, China

Description
By the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1662-1722) ceramic arts in China had long since attained a level of sophistication and technical mastery that was unrivaled. Yet, ceramic artists of the Kangxi period still managed to attain dazzling new heights of achievement and could produce whatever their creative impulses, and the desires of their patrons, dictated. This included a fine dark purple glaze referred to as “aubergine” in hue, which was popularly paired with green, yellow, and white glazes. The latter trio of colors was an visual connection immediately recognizable from the famed three-color sancai glazes of the Tang dynasty (618-907).
Culture
Chinese
Period
Kangxi
Type
ceramics, weights
Subject
scrolls (information artifacts), dragons

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