Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1736-1795
Materials:porcelain
Technique:underglazed, painted,
Dimensions:Diameter: 48 millimetres Height: 24 millimetres
Description:
Porcelain bird seed cup of depressed globular form with a small handle on one side. There is a formal floral scroll on the exterior, and gilding on the footring. There is a mark in underglaze blue on the base.
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Comments:Published PDF date : Qing Qianlong 1736-1795 Room 95 label text:PDF 732Blue-and-yellow bird feeder Keeping pets was and still is a popular pastime in China. Caged birds were taught to talk, sing and perform tricks for entertainment. This porcelain bird feeder was made to be attached to a bird’s cage. It may have contained water or hemp seeds which, even today are still thought to make birds sing more sweetly. The base has a six-character underglaze blue Qianlong reign mark.Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue and yellow glazeJingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period, AD 1736–1795 PDF 732黃地青花鳥食罐在中國，飼養寵物仍然是一種流行的消遣。籠中鳥被訓練對話、唱歌和表演小技巧，用以娛樂。此瓷鳥食罐作為附屬器皿置於鳥籠中，用來盛放水或大麻籽，後者至今仍被認為可使鳥類歌唱的聲音更為甜美。器底署青花六字乾隆年款。瓷器，青花，黃彩江西省景德鎮清代，乾隆，乾隆款，1736-1795年
Materials:porcelain
Technique:underglazed, painted,
Dimensions:Diameter: 48 millimetres Height: 24 millimetres
Description:
Porcelain bird seed cup of depressed globular form with a small handle on one side. There is a formal floral scroll on the exterior, and gilding on the footring. There is a mark in underglaze blue on the base.
IMG
Comments:Published PDF date : Qing Qianlong 1736-1795 Room 95 label text:PDF 732Blue-and-yellow bird feeder Keeping pets was and still is a popular pastime in China. Caged birds were taught to talk, sing and perform tricks for entertainment. This porcelain bird feeder was made to be attached to a bird’s cage. It may have contained water or hemp seeds which, even today are still thought to make birds sing more sweetly. The base has a six-character underglaze blue Qianlong reign mark.Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue and yellow glazeJingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period, AD 1736–1795 PDF 732黃地青花鳥食罐在中國，飼養寵物仍然是一種流行的消遣。籠中鳥被訓練對話、唱歌和表演小技巧，用以娛樂。此瓷鳥食罐作為附屬器皿置於鳥籠中，用來盛放水或大麻籽，後者至今仍被認為可使鳥類歌唱的聲音更為甜美。器底署青花六字乾隆年款。瓷器，青花，黃彩江西省景德鎮清代，乾隆，乾隆款，1736-1795年
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