Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1736-1795
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, painted,
Subjects:shell
Dimensions:Height: 4 centimetres Length: 9 centimetres Weight: 0.10 kilograms
Description:
This brush washer is moulded in the form of a ridged shell and stands on three small oval feet. Inside it is glazed turquoise with a coral-pink rim which is further decorated with gold spots. Outside it is painted with a slightly iridescent black glaze which pools along the ridges of the shell. Glazing the insides of pots turquoise was fashionable in the Qianlong era as were trompe l’oeil ceramics.
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Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, painted,
Subjects:shell
Dimensions:Height: 4 centimetres Length: 9 centimetres Weight: 0.10 kilograms
Description:
This brush washer is moulded in the form of a ridged shell and stands on three small oval feet. Inside it is glazed turquoise with a coral-pink rim which is further decorated with gold spots. Outside it is painted with a slightly iridescent black glaze which pools along the ridges of the shell. Glazing the insides of pots turquoise was fashionable in the Qianlong era as were trompe l’oeil ceramics.
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