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Subject:Cloisonne.....Kettle? could this be Ming?
Posted By: Paul Wed, Jan 14, 2015 IP: 124.181.219.140 Hi - I am puzzling over a beautiful piece of Chinese Cloisonne; first, I'm not sure if it is a 'teapot' for tea, or a kettle, I cannot find the shape with the massive spout. Could it be a wine pot? |
Subject:Re: Cloisonne.....Kettle? could this be Ming?
Posted By: Paul Thu, Jan 15, 2015 Close ups |
Subject:Re: Cloisonne.....Kettle? could this be Ming?
Posted By: Paul Thu, Jan 15, 2015 closeups.... |
Subject:Re: Cloisonne.....Kettle? could this be Ming?
Posted By: Paul Thu, Jan 15, 2015 more closeups.... notice the 'split wires' and solder marks |
Subject:Re: Cloisonne.....Kettle? could this be Ming?
Posted By: Paul Thu, Jan 15, 2015 Interior - a brown lacquer, peeling in quite a few places. |
Subject:Re: Cloisonne.....Kettle? could this be Ming?
Posted By: Paul Thu, Jan 15, 2015 the base - with old lead repairs to the seam |
Subject:Former discussion, other pieces with similar cloud motifs
Posted By: beadiste Thu, Jan 15, 2015 A former discussion from 2010 is a good example of controversy on items like this - Ming? or Japanese Meiji Ming-style works? The link is to a blog post rather than the discussion, as the blog post captures the original photos, which you can of course enlarge by clicking on them. |
Subject:Naturalism in lotus leaves and scroll
Posted By: beadiste Fri, Jan 16, 2015 seem especially interesting - a red double-wire stem; leaves, buds, and flowers that actually resemble a plant rather than a stylized design. |
Subject:Bright colors, Wanli Reign of Ming 1573-1620
Posted By: beadiste Fri, Jan 16, 2015 Cracking open Beatrice Quette's Cloisonne: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, your kettle's colors, white ground, and cloud motifs all resemble items attributed to the Wanli reign. |
Subject:Green enamels
Posted By: beadiste Sun, Jan 18, 2015 continuing this conversation with myself, I note that in Quette Chapter 8, by Zhang Rong: |
Subject:I have bought 'Cloisonne - enamels from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties' edited by Beatrice Quette - great book!
Posted By: Paul Wed, Jan 28, 2015 Hi beadiste, |
Subject:Re: I have bought 'Cloisonne - enamels from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties' edited by Beatrice Quette - great book!
Posted By: cloisonne Mon, Mar 02, 2015 do you want to sale it? |
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