Pair of Pot-pourri Bowls – Unknown

Unknownporcelain about 1660 – 1680; mounts about 1750

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The marchands-merciers of eighteenth-century Paris devised ingenious ways to adapt rare and exotic materials to tempt their clients. The dealers purchased lacquer, porcelain, and hardstone vessels or panels and sent them to craftsmen with explicit orders to create interesting and decorative designs by combining the objects with new elements.

Combining porcelain with gilt bronze was one of the dealer's main activities. Here shell-shaped Japanese porcelains from Arita or early Hirado kilns have been transformed into potpourri vases by adding gilt bronze feet, lids, and handles in Paris. Delicate golden shells form the feet of each vase, and the handles are made of twisted bands of seaweed. Craftsmen perforated each imitation fan coral lid, allowing the scent of the potpourri to emerge.

作品介绍

• 标题: Pair of Pot-pourri Bowls
• 创作者: Unknown
• 日期: porcelain about 1660 – 1680; mounts about 1750
• 外部链接: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
• 材质: Hard-paste porcelain, celadon ground color, and polychrome enamel decoration; gilt-bronze mounts
• Source Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
• Object Type: Vase
• Object Status: Permanent Collection
• Number: 77.DI.90
• Display Location: Currently on view at: Getty Center, Museum South Pavilion, Gallery S104, Showcase
• Department: Sculpture & Decorative Arts
• Culture: Japanese and French
• Classification: Decorative Arts

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The J. Paul Getty Museum