Description:
Chinese export porcelain five-piece garniture (three vases with covers and two beakers) decorated in the 'Rose Mandarin' pattern in red, pink, green, blue, yellow, white, and gilding. Garnitures (sets of vases and beakers) originally served as Buddhist altar ornaments in China. These decorative ceramics were seen by European merchants who subsequently exported each type of vase and beaker in large quantities; local china merchants then matched the number in the garniture to the orders they received. Sets of covered vases and flared beakers were normally in groups of three, five, or seven pieces, and were often displayed in an alternating pattern on the tops of cupboards, bookcases, and mantelpieces in 17th and 18th century interiors. Popularized by the Dutch designer Daniel Marot (1661-1752) and avidly collected in Holland, these ceramics appeared in furnishing schemes of English rooms; and the Dutch settlers in New York continued the tradition of using ceramics as decorative ornaments in America. This six-sided garniture has pierced or recticulated sides with vase-shaped reserves painted with Chinese ladies alternating with rose sprays. The Chinese refer to this technique with a double-walled interior and outer pierced wall as devil's work or 'ling long.' This technique rarely appears in European ceramics, with the exception of James Morley's stonewares made in Nottingham, England. There are molded floral sprigs on the long necks, which are repeated on the three vase covers with their high floral knops.
Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location); polychrome; Porcelain Link to share this object record:
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