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Source Description
Metalworking traditions, such as this painted enamel (yangci), remained popular during the Qing dynasty. Painted enamels is a technique of applying enamels directly on the copper surface. The production of painted enamel was located mainly in the imperial workshops of Beijing and, for export wares, in Canton (present-day Guangzhou in Guangdong province).
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Document identity
localId
7283
label
Oil Pot with Candlestick and Tweezer Snuffer
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obj
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Source metadata
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7283
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Oil Pot with Candlestick and Tweezer Snuffer
description
Metalworking traditions, such as this painted enamel (yangci), remained popular during the Qing dynasty. Painted enamels is a technique of applying enamels directly on the copper surface. The production of painted enamel was located mainly in the imperial workshops of Beijing and, for export wares, in Canton (present-day Guangzhou in Guangdong province).
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1722-1735 (Qing dynasty; reign of the Yongzheng emperor (1722–35))
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CC0
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en
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pot
candleholders
tweezers
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19
height
16.7
depth
9.3
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 7 1/2 ×W with spout: 6 9/16 × D: 3 11/16 in. (19 × 16.7 × 9.3 cm); Teapot H: 4 9/16 ×W with spout: 6 9/16 × D: 3 11/16 in. (11.6 × 16.7 × 9.3 cm); Lid H: 3 7/8 × Diam: 2 15/16 in. (9.9 × 7.5 cm).
Source extras
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Chinese
inscriptions
[Mark] reign mark of Yongzheng emperor (1722-1735)
dynasty
Qing dynasty
reign
Yongzheng (1722-1735)
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Copper, enamel, and gilding
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6238
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