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note: Ming jiajing period of all kinds of color porcelain firing are thriving, such on the yellow glaze of alum red color varieties, also known as “yellow on the red”, meaning “monkey” the emperor blessings, is in the office in the Ming dynasty palace created specifically for the imperial precious imperial porcelain firing. On behalf of the emperor of color yellow glaze has guarded hierarchy, only can be used for the royal palace, because this kind of device must be completed three times into the kiln to burn, complex process is rigorous, low yield, this lots for such a device, only rare, is all the more precious.
cranes in China ranks second only to the phoenix ancient culture, known as feather long, the family with the fairy people traveling, according to legend the Taoist founders that riding a crane, learn in place is the mount heming, into pale, in one thousand and one thousand into black, called XuanHe. Emperor jiajing of the Ming dynasty Benedict passage teach, making as symbol of Taoist culture cranes decorations and at the same time of porcelain, lacquer ware, embroidery and other crafts palace on both. The British museum collection of jiajing of yellow and red color committee Angle box with the lots are the same shape, the decorative, high grade, the same apparatus, the rare handed down from ancient times, also in possession of a Ming jiajing white porcelain red color Angle box, modelling is consistent, it also draw gossip cranes, as for the imperial system, the degree to which such implements the value of emperor jiajing of visible.
cover box of rectangular bonobo Angle shape, dignified and beautiful, exquisite workmanship, hair color, pure on bisque whole jiao shi huang for land, with alum red coloured drawing or pattern, its form of yellow and red color is festival effect. Cover tallied, mouth along all act the role of honeysuckle line, covering the crane dancing, surrounded with gossip design, and the box cover wall is acted the role of James t. c. na was published pattern, set each other off becomes an interest, cranes posture elegant, RouJing YouXian, Hugh with heaven and earth, with the same longevity. In painting simple dishes, line is concise, bold, modern and bright, very rare. James t. c. na was published lines then become the theme of the Ming royal porcelain is the most popular decorative design in a utensil, visible such excellent decorative porcelain, meaning auspicious, sage like type, this lots for such excellent work. Is the direct embodiment of Taoism culture of jiajing period of Ming dynasty, crane take long life, the life of an amount, as “huai south son” say Lin Xun puts it: “the crane longevity chitose, with extremely swim”. Bottom of the blue book “da Ming jiajing year” six pairs of travel model to come, it is in the period of jiajing of the Ming dynasty imperial porcelain treasures.
refer to: the British museum of China in the Ming dynasty porcelain (I) “, the Forbidden City publishing house, 2014, pp. 301, figure 9-92. Page 302, the figure 9-302 |
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