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Source Description
This small round covered box, called yinse he in Chinese, held the vermillion seal paste on the scholar's writing desk. During the latter half of the Kangxi reign (1662-1722), sets of petite porcelains covered in peach bloom glaze were produced at the Jingdezhen Imperial kilns. These sets, meant for the writing table, included small flower vases, brush washers, and boxes for seal paste. A dark red mottle of the glaze on this box is interrupted by soft clouds of gray-green and more vibrant apple green. This spotting was achieved by blowing a copper-oxide glaze on to the vase and covering that with a clear glaze; when fired, the inconsistent spray of copper would create various shades of red or oxidize green.
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Document identity
localId
2085
label
Circular Box for Seal Vermillion
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
id
2085
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Circular Box for Seal Vermillion
description
This small round covered box, called yinse he in Chinese, held the vermillion seal paste on the scholar's writing desk. During the latter half of the Kangxi reign (1662-1722), sets of petite porcelains covered in peach bloom glaze were produced at the Jingdezhen Imperial kilns. These sets, meant for the writing table, included small flower vases, brush washers, and boxes for seal paste. A dark red mottle of the glaze on this box is interrupted by soft clouds of gray-green and more vibrant apple green. This spotting was achieved by blowing a copper-oxide glaze on to the vase and covering that with a clear glaze; when fired, the inconsistent spray of copper would create various shades of red or oxidize green.
provenance
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1662-1722
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
boxes (containers)
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.9
height
7.2
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 1 9/16 × Diam: 2 13/16 in. (3.9 × 7.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Reign Mark] In blue underglaze: da qing kang xi nian zhi
dynasty
Qing Dynasty
reign
Kangxi (1662-1722)
med
porcelain with peach bloom glaze
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6238
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CHN
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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photo
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7e889d9458015316
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no
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no
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photo
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ad0b4a8cc9853dcb
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no
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no