Jingdezhen ware

(China)

Title

Dish of saucer shape

Place of origin

Jingdezhen → Jiangxi Province → China

Period

Qianlong 1736 - 1795 → Qing dynasty 1644 - 1911 → China

Year

1736-1795

Media category

Ceramic

Materials used

porcelain with maroon glaze

Dimensions

3.7 x 16.5cm

Credit

Gift of Mr J.H. Myrtle 1984

Accession number

64.1984

Location

Lower Asian gallery

Further information

This fine piece of porcelain was made at the Imperial kilns of Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province, in the reign of Qianlong. Porcelain of this period, together with porcelain of the two earlier periods of Kangxi (1662-1722) and Yongzheng (1723-35), whether made for the enjoyment of the Court or for export, reflects a high standard of technical accomplishment that had been fostered by the renewal of Court control in the course of the reign of Kangxi.

It was during the Kangxi period also that the enthusiasm for single colour glazes developed. The monochromes of the Qing dynasty are distinguished by their quality and variety. The most typical of the monochromes are the high fired copper reds.

Asian Art Department, AGNSW, 1984.

Bibliography (2)

Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales 2003, 'The Marvel of Porcelain', Domain, 2003, 128 (colour illus.).

Editor Unknown (Editor), 1000 Years of Chinese Ceramics 1970, Sydney, 1970. cat.no. 42

Exhibition history (1)

1000 years of Chinese ceramics, Lindesay, Darling Point, 26 Nov 1970–29 Nov 1970