Purple-granule stacking cup in brown glaze, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B017395N000000000PAD
Dynasty: Qing dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
Open, deep belly, flat bottom. A set of five pieces, stacked from large to small, is called a sleeve cup. The diameter of the large cup is 8.7cm; The small cup is 5.6cm. The base is Yixing purple clay, the inner wall and bottom are not glazed, and the outer wall is covered with purple gold glaze. After firing, the cup is covered with gold sheet to the mouth. The purple gold glaze color sets off the gold base inside the cup, which is elegant and elegant. The purple sand base is visible on the outer bottom of the cup. The particles are slightly coarse, and the base soil contains black and yellow sand particles. The cup has no taste. However, it is compared with the body glaze and shape. It seems that it was made in the Qianlong period. This set of cups is small and exquisite. Because the ground is purple clay, it is speculated that it should also be the cup used by the Qing Palace to drink tea. Purple gold glaze, also known as sauce glaze and persimmon colored glaze, is a high-temperature glaze with iron as the colorant. The glaze color is very close to sesame sauce color.