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refer to: “the treasure of the imperial palace: the dowager porcelain” pp. 170-171, 71.

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to jedaiah lent lent porcelain porcelain is one of the modern history of Chinese ceramics parts are important chapter, although it had more than hundred years of history, but its novel design and unique use object, to guide in the modern collectors with today’s scholars have particular concern. Qing dynasty palace archives in recent years studies have shown that word 13 years on March 30th the qing court first regards and hand painted tanks, flower POTS, vases, pattern 15, 18 brand flowerpot, narcissus basin samples, the jiangxi jiujiang GuanJian overseers according to the drawing or card number adhesion yellow sign on the sample according to type and fine fire, firing system shall be limited to the September submission of secret memorials had great differences, is the beginning of jedaiah lent China fire. The palace existing lent “elegance” China related small kind, a total of 20, with records accordingly. But because the cause of the production season, the liangjiang governor liu kun’s then a statement the court, approved delay the production, and finally firing and is sent to Beijing in the first year of guangxu (1875), two years (1876). Therefore, jedaiah lent porcelain prime period should be defined in the first year of guangxu and two years, before and after a total of 4922 fire color porcelain pieces, cost 58829.37 two silver.
jedaiah lent to China is for the sake of stagnation thirteen years rebuilt “heaven and earth, a spring configuration display and fire, retained by yuanmingyuan renovation stop palace after use. Its use object is unique, is specially designed for the display of the empress dowager cixi burn and boarding. Jedaiah lent, originally qing taking yuanmingyuan kyushu island in the one place in the “heaven and earth, a spring” room name, according to the historical records “elegance” just two pieces of plaques, are heshen in xianfeng five royal books give taken princess empress dowager (later). Jedaiah, designed to praise highly respected and a great talents. The selection, ban gu fu> “a spring of heaven and earth” as the old Summer Palace one of 40 landscape, empress dowager cixi palace early in this, has the important meaning of life to himself, here she met heshen, trying shi feast, many fond memories of life. Yuanmingyuan havoc, after former place of warmth, has been the empress dowager cixi heart pain. Until ten years after the stagnation in August 12 years (1873), to celebrate the empress dowager cixi 40th birthday, arrive decision to rebuild the old Summer Palace, the first is the second year in Wan Chunyuan location to reconstruct a spring “” heaven and earth, empress dowager cixi and arrive for many times, even on the ground, looking forward to the beauty of prestigous, mother-child relationship at this point the most harmonious. Coinciding with the rebuild indoor display, the refined porcelain thus arises at the historic moment, to the first batch of the first year of guangxu jedaiah lent to China in the early into, yuanmingyuan reconstruction because of financial, secretary, objected to already was forced to stop, and not due to arrive’s departure more likely continue to rebuild again. As a result, the refined lent China turned into the Forbidden City for the empress dowager to use in his palace, mainly concentrated in changchun palace.
jedaiah initial lent porcelain is for a “spring” in configuration rebuild Wan Chunyuan lent “elegance” of the fire, “a spring of heaven and earth” with “great” dies, this is great lent in two kinds of porcelain inscriptions of the main causes of affiliates. “A spring of heaven and earth” represents her illicit close space, personal residence, jedaiah studio is her handwriting, both are the most loved and close to her. To this end, the empress dowager cixi special orders of carving lent “elegance” and “heaven and earth, a spring” seal, use and storage, the qing dynasty palace still remaining for example, one set of seal the adornment style and the porcelain sandalwood department seal is close.
in qing dynasty literati writings, and language related to jedaiah lent two: Wu Shijian “qing dynasty palace word” political “jedaiah wrote off branches, painters catch le imitation Quan city. Although jiangnan to bearing purport, less than south yunnan female painter.” Note: “imperial palace ruyi guan painters, suzhou. Guangxu, kunming MiaoSuJun picture benefit, painting flowers, bearing more than 20 years straight. Whenever came fine long hair dye hands, xiao qin and instructions, as soon as possible is always long. Great lent, xiao qin since signed and.” (qing Wu Shijian etc. The word “qing, Beijing ancient books publishing house, 1986). Wei Cheng beat the word qing also cloud: “more than 20 years shi SAN goodness, imperial palace, where the female Quan city. Gold depicting treasure of red mud seal, knew the old painter first.” Li Zhen note: “imperial palace ruyi guan painters, suzhou. Guangxu, kunming MiaoSuJun picture benefit, painting flowers, bearing more than 20 years straight. Whenever came fine long hair dye hands, xiao qin and instructions, meet so long as soon as possible. There were great lent to print, that is, xiao qin from the agency.”
from the two poems and poem note, jedaiah zhai is empress dowager cixi from department of lent, and have the lent lent “elegance” for printing. In Palace Museum deposit of left picture, there is no lack of eagle printing jedaiah jai, visible, empress dowager cixi to jedaiah lent and cherish deep love. Here to jedaiah lent, of course, can only be Forbidden City changchun palace jedaiah zhai, the old Summer Palace “a spring of heaven and earth” in the great lent forever with fond memories of the existence of empress dowager deep inside.