Chinese Qing dynasty turquoise dragon vase

dc.contributor.other	Van Tilburg, J.A.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-07T06:36:52Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-07T06:36:52Z
dc.date.created	1735
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description	This round pear-shaped vase with a turquoise glaze on a beige clay is decorated by two five-clawed dragons, each chasing a pearl among clouds incised into the pot under the glaze. There is a ruyi pattern around the flared lip and a wave pattern around the base under the glaze. The base is sunken, glazed and unmarked. While copper in a lead-fluxed glaze will usually produce a green glaze, in an alkali-fluxed glaze a brilliant turquoise such as on this vase can be achieved. The clear brilliance of this glaze appealed to the Emperor Qianlong, who appointed the Superintendant Tang Ying at Jingdezhen to produce such perfect monochromes.	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Ceramic 101	en_ZA
dc.format.extent	315 mm x 170 mm	en_ZA
dc.format.medium	Porcelain with turquoise glaze	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53974
dc.publisher	Department of the University of Pretoria Art	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	UP-Art : paintings, drawings and sculptures	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	D700769	en_ZA
dc.rights	Copyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Round pear-shaped vase	en_ZA
dc.title	Chinese Qing dynasty turquoise dragon vase	en_ZA
dc.type	Image	en_ZA