Cup
Date1723-35
Label TextInfluenced by European glass and enamels on metal and first used at Jingdezhen around 1720, famille rose (pink family) enamels-arsenic white, gold ruby-red, and lead-tin yellow-enabled the porcelain painter to achieve such painterly effects as the delicate shading of the tree peony shown here. In China, the tree peony was associated with kingship, wealth, and rank.
Object number70.49
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics", September 7, 2002 - November 19, 2002
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 131Credit LineGift of Mrs. John C. Atwood, Jr.
Dimensions2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), height
3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), diameter
MediumPorcelain with decoration in overglaze-enamels
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