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China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and period (1736- / 1736–95

Vase with Golden Pheasants

The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Vase with Golden Pheasants as ceramic (China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and period (1736- · 1736–95).

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

Refined porcelains produced in Jingdezhen kilns were sent to Beijing palace workshops to be decorated in falangcai technique under direct imperial supervision.

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A CLOSER LOOK

The museum identifies this ceramic as porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over transparent glaze.

The museum's collection notes: The flower-and-bird painting in this vase was intricately executed in colored enamels ( falangcai ), with careful modeling, shading, and blending of colors reflecting European influences through missionary-artists at the Qing court. The Jesuit artist Giuseppe Castiglione (1688–1766), in particular, exerted tremendous impact at the Qianlong academy.

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The Cleveland Museum of ArtVase with Golden Pheasants

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