Kangxi white transparent glass water

[Kangxi type white transparent glass water pump]

white transparent glass water pump, 7 cm in height and 2.8 cm in diameter
Shuicheng is a bowl covered type, with a small mouth and a cover, and a round flat bottom. It is made of transparent white glass by blowing. The outer abdominal wall is cut and grinded into 8 planes, like a lotus petal around it. The surface of the cover is cut and ground into hexagonal interlocking patterns. The four-character version of the Yin seal script “made by the Emperor Kangxi” at the bottom of the instrument
The Qing Palace Building Office set up a glass factory in the 35th year of Kangxi’s reign (1696), combining the advantages of Chinese tradition and European technology, and produced many new varieties of glass, but few have passed down. This Shuicheng is from the palace’s glass factory. It uses the western technique of cutting and grinding gemstones. It is pure and transparent, dignified in shape, and novel in decoration. It is a valuable material for studying the early Qing Dynasty glass technology