COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
ASIA.1979.163
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ASIA.1979.163
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1999
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1999
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Creator Name-CRT:
Chinese
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Chinese
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Stem Cup
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Stem Cup
Title
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View:
Full view
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Full view
View
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Creation Date:
Ming period, Xuande era, 1426-1435
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Ming period, Xuande era, 1426-1435
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1426
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1426
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1435
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1435
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
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Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Ceramics
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Ceramics
Classification Term
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Creation Place:
China, Jiangxi Province
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China, Jiangxi Province
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
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H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
Asia Society
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Asia Society
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1979.163
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1979.163
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection
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Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.asiasociety.org"target="_new">http://www.asiasociety.org</a>
Rights
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Context:
Noted for their refined bodies and elegant shapes, porcelains made during the reigns of the Xuande (1426-1435) and Chenghua (1465-1487) emperors of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) are ranked among the finest examples of imperial Chinese wares. Many of the characteristics of 15th-century porcelains result from increased imperial interest in ceramics. Ceramic production during this time--which was the near-exclusive domain of the imperial Jingdezhen kilns in Jiangxi Province--is noted for the development and refinement of techniques for making and decorating wares, experimentation with shapes and designs, and the widespread use of reign marks (inscriptions that identify the name of the dynasty and the reign name of an emperor).
A six-character Xuande mark is written in the bottom of the interior of this stem cup. Made of a refined porcelain clay and decorated with a dragon, the cup is neither very thick nor extremely thin; the black spots in the cobalt--caused by the precipitation of the cobalt into the overlying glaze during firing--and the pale sea-green tinge in the otherwise transparent glaze are typical of Chinese blue-and-white wares of the Yongle (1403-1424), Xuande, and Chenghua eras. While objects decorated with five-clawed dragons were reserved for the use of the imperial family, those with four claws, such as the powerful and assured dragon painted in underglaze blue on this cup, were used by nobility of lower rank.
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Noted for their refined bodies and elegant shapes, porcelains made during the reigns of the Xuande (1426-1435) and Chenghua (1465-1487) emperors of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) are ranked among the finest examples of imperial Chinese wares. Many of the characteristics of 15th-century porcelains result from increased imperial interest in ceramics. Ceramic production during this time--which was the near-exclusive domain of the imperial Jingdezhen kilns in Jiangxi Province--is noted for the development and refinement of techniques for making and decorating wares, experimentation with shapes and designs, and the widespread use of reign marks (inscriptions that identify the name of the dynasty and the reign name of an emperor).<P>A six-character Xuande mark is written in the bottom of the interior of this stem cup. Made of a refined porcelain clay and decorated with a dragon, the cup is neither very thick nor extremely thin; the black spots in the cobalt--caused by the precipitation of the cobalt into the overlying glaze during firing--and the pale sea-green tinge in the otherwise transparent glaze are typical of Chinese blue-and-white wares of the Yongle (1403-1424), Xuande, and Chenghua eras. While objects decorated with five-clawed dragons were reserved for the use of the imperial family, those with four claws, such as the powerful and assured dragon painted in underglaze blue on this cup, were used by nobility of lower rank.</P>
Context
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Related Document Description:
Asia Society. Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 74.
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Asia Society. <I>Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection.</I> New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 74.
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Related Document Description:
Lee, Sherman E. Asian Art: Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd. New York: Asia Society, 1970, pp. 58, 73.
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Lee, Sherman E. <I>Asian Art: Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd.</I> New York: Asia Society, 1970, pp. 58, 73.
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Related Document Description:
Young, Mahonri Sharp. 'Treasures of the Orient: A Rockefeller Collection.' Apollo (November 1970), p. 338.
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Young, Mahonri Sharp. 'Treasures of the Orient: A Rockefeller Collection.' <I>Apollo</I> (November 1970), p. 338.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
ASIA.1979.163.a.tif
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ASIA.1979.163.a.tif
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