tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018345117668752242024-02-24T12:46:12.507-08:00BeadisteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901834511766875224.post-77172909512614259932022-02-12T11:06:00.005-08:002022-12-11T07:54:13.742-08:00A Chinese Cloisonne Necklace from 1979 with a Morning Glory Clasp<p>Way back in 2013, when I was trying to sift evidence for dating Chinese cloisonne beads, I wrote a blog post about what I subsequently learned was a morning glory motif in a champleve clasp.</p><p><b><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/12/puzzling-evidence-lotus-clasp.html" target="_blank">The Morning Glory Clasp</a></b></p><p>A recent eBay purchase turned out to be a rare example of a cloisonne necklace of 15mm beads that could most probably be dated right down to the month and year of purchase. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIYrA8tTAyDEGBSggOYCdTCVn5wTArwhu4YvRjLDEQ1x9rccVQGPM7YPLKEBeCIT60JAb0ARtHDD2i-TaSZ9h-gyS7s8MOtbV459-mSR0uAyGPykqIWPBxHJ5F_LchzXBCMuwOqDgPs_0_nnC7ya4jisYHz9hh4zWUxxDS4hpkBCTVD5qYMCROCAr5=s2620" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2345" data-original-width="2620" height="573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIYrA8tTAyDEGBSggOYCdTCVn5wTArwhu4YvRjLDEQ1x9rccVQGPM7YPLKEBeCIT60JAb0ARtHDD2i-TaSZ9h-gyS7s8MOtbV459-mSR0uAyGPykqIWPBxHJ5F_LchzXBCMuwOqDgPs_0_nnC7ya4jisYHz9hh4zWUxxDS4hpkBCTVD5qYMCROCAr5=w640-h573" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The seller kindly made the effort to go through her mother’s travel diaries, and discovered this in connection with the necklace:</p><p><b>“My mom flew from California to Hong Kong on September 12, 1979. Several days later she and her friend joined a tour group and they boarded a train to Canton. During her stay in Canton they also visited Foshan. While in Canton my mother mentions buying some ‘lovely cloisonné bracelets.’</b></p><p><b>Next the group boarded a train to Shanghai and lastly they flew to Beijing. My mother spent 2 weeks in China.”</b></p><p>Here is a fascinating online account of another adventurous woman’s trip to China in the late 1970s:</p><p><b><a href="https://www.cntraveler.com/story/retracing-my-grandmothers-journey-through-1970s-china" target="_blank">Retracing My Grandmother's Journey Through 1970s China</a></b></p><p>How much did the necklace cost back in 1979? Another morning glory clasp necklace of smaller 12mm beads, still unused in its original box, was purchased in the early 1980s by a man backpacking in China. If the price tag is indeed in dollars, $52 in 1983 would be the equivalent of $150 today.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtGzHbLbOsUhpGe0Wf4RA5w0nl-SIjltpWpfEnPahZEtIyIctfpMOjIOpRvEtCdcTc7uKzQ16U72jwu7uNTTTbBTSC_xDcCzCxpOghBF7b7MgsyEnrHlJo-1eqTzc2f3Yvv8mRa92i6Txrj0fXCk2L7sDDPfXDMmMa2zYWRQ5cy6xTzIPTtqWjqKXK=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtGzHbLbOsUhpGe0Wf4RA5w0nl-SIjltpWpfEnPahZEtIyIctfpMOjIOpRvEtCdcTc7uKzQ16U72jwu7uNTTTbBTSC_xDcCzCxpOghBF7b7MgsyEnrHlJo-1eqTzc2f3Yvv8mRa92i6Txrj0fXCk2L7sDDPfXDMmMa2zYWRQ5cy6xTzIPTtqWjqKXK=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Our 1979 piece is a pretty necklace that has been well cared for and still has its original polish. And it displays an insight into the working method and skill set of the craftsperson who made the beads as well as the origin of the design.</p><p>Initially the collectivized Beijing Enamel Factory was staffed by older masters and craftsmen still surviving from the war-torn 1930s and 40s. These men had spent decades learning their cloisonne skills – Jin Shiquan, for example, was apprenticed at age 11. They could draw, from scratch with thin copper wires and tweezers, designs that most of us would have great difficulty copying in pen and ink. A traditional pattern is the plum blossom branch, featured in the necklace under discussion here. It can be seen in these early 1930s photos taken by Hedda Morisson of a Chinese cloisonne workshop.</p><p><b><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/11/puzzling-evidence-hedda-morrison-and.html" target="_blank">Hedda Morrison and the "Old Man" Chinese Cloisonne Workshop</a></b></p><p>What I find interesting is the method of wiring the design in the 1979 beads. It features the traditional motif of a blossom branch, depicted vertically as if stemming from the hole of the bead and then dividing into two twigs. A few clouds are added alongside to form a background design that prevents the enamel from clumping up. Then, instead of rolling the bead horizontally to add another branch on the opposite side, the bead is flipped vertically and the original design sequence repeated. One can see this from the reversed direction of the clouds in the background. One side of the bead is thus “upside down” to the other.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2myoQbkDPqVLIlG7FnkTBkb4NzQF8tNLDqED2dHC1p-uxhkrDdMlG6wdXW2KVuqUjeV4ixwz8PnlIIGM6tNap9B4YJQ3Bz9W1qraaK1pJGi6kPeHcQ_Pbyu_gfX-_a1yQSMe5vvjXO5uwLtu0_jXak_za71QRgf5ISY7QTuhGE1aELzMVqeeSMdyS=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2myoQbkDPqVLIlG7FnkTBkb4NzQF8tNLDqED2dHC1p-uxhkrDdMlG6wdXW2KVuqUjeV4ixwz8PnlIIGM6tNap9B4YJQ3Bz9W1qraaK1pJGi6kPeHcQ_Pbyu_gfX-_a1yQSMe5vvjXO5uwLtu0_jXak_za71QRgf5ISY7QTuhGE1aELzMVqeeSMdyS=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This design of two blossom branches shows up in other morning glory clasp necklaces:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkhpDMhN6FTYubMU6WpKz4ZkF1nwc0NqwIaegMg08dzg2DxRZ8mu2VHbNrey_fMWxOz5NsYZDAx8SU0aBAZjke3dipdVI540AICb2JeEWX7kspV_iArGmijtYaj8jYXOTIgEIs52qjO69zLwJ5C4815U8p3ENyW5s-8CQHiyvRD6U0A0lkoNocYgzi=s3121" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="3121" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkhpDMhN6FTYubMU6WpKz4ZkF1nwc0NqwIaegMg08dzg2DxRZ8mu2VHbNrey_fMWxOz5NsYZDAx8SU0aBAZjke3dipdVI540AICb2JeEWX7kspV_iArGmijtYaj8jYXOTIgEIs52qjO69zLwJ5C4815U8p3ENyW5s-8CQHiyvRD6U0A0lkoNocYgzi=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Different coloring, beige background enamel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqbhtZe6nQ-hORwIhZZXwBW3z3OIkTorRdNNjqt0h6MpGw29_QhSczTj1-EUysJL6-QRybRw1V4ald9DHlubgRD6eoUpLPARtBhMTd8V2D2dArBjlWdw0Vj9dusMzE_jMeid4bjvoZWjrs5-pheMc5gEmI0ZqU8P7jgCeZ66W_jddkes2c11moEPQ-=s2822" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="2822" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqbhtZe6nQ-hORwIhZZXwBW3z3OIkTorRdNNjqt0h6MpGw29_QhSczTj1-EUysJL6-QRybRw1V4ald9DHlubgRD6eoUpLPARtBhMTd8V2D2dArBjlWdw0Vj9dusMzE_jMeid4bjvoZWjrs5-pheMc5gEmI0ZqU8P7jgCeZ66W_jddkes2c11moEPQ-=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reverse coloring with light blossoms and dark background enamel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>By way of contrast, a necklace of oval beads reported as imported in 1981 by the eBay seller, Joannie’s House of Treasures, shows a blossom branch design of a single branch that starts near the hole and then wraps horizontally around the bead as a sort of belt.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3aJz1orpGtwPDYvUEOFt0dYTeEe5-LB5MYiAenGPtqWQSEUP1_fVeI7oPR17una7txR6KGwlts_WSy6svtZba7Nz8txopxM4rM45GGEXeuTu_tYaciHpZxNZihHcitV0G9GrYfMb47woLtzd2uR4tW0BjrHkHQ0e8LuiSI7ZlvlrNkDxGMGnzB9h6=s2500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="2500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3aJz1orpGtwPDYvUEOFt0dYTeEe5-LB5MYiAenGPtqWQSEUP1_fVeI7oPR17una7txR6KGwlts_WSy6svtZba7Nz8txopxM4rM45GGEXeuTu_tYaciHpZxNZihHcitV0G9GrYfMb47woLtzd2uR4tW0BjrHkHQ0e8LuiSI7ZlvlrNkDxGMGnzB9h6=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1981 on the left, 1979 on the right</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQAE7yKvQQGkt7FKEqrFMoebw9bHEHNpMkLcfJleaZCdpYDrk8vh5Io1c1PmLa5L-iUQfXFrpDYALFhWu7sEIAV97XkDBisPee-SZQtFXHjFVDcG8dNV7UmbqK8YNNzPXupQXq0iiAIcx943rMk4qjjNATLCfkmbtYbWVWgKIF8su3sTp2iBuSkf2F=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQAE7yKvQQGkt7FKEqrFMoebw9bHEHNpMkLcfJleaZCdpYDrk8vh5Io1c1PmLa5L-iUQfXFrpDYALFhWu7sEIAV97XkDBisPee-SZQtFXHjFVDcG8dNV7UmbqK8YNNzPXupQXq0iiAIcx943rMk4qjjNATLCfkmbtYbWVWgKIF8su3sTp2iBuSkf2F=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1979 beads vs 1981 oval beads</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>By the time the oval 1981 beads were decorated, a newer style of working flowers was spreading among the wireworkers, wherein the center circle and petals were worked in one continuous strand of wire. Initially the centers of the flowers were tidy circles, as in the past. However – presumably as unskilled workers had to be hired during the cloisonne export boom of the 1980s and 90s -- flower centers often became more and more irregular and sloppy blobs.</p><p>The beads in the 1979 necklace are evidently the work of an older craftsman – or at least someone working under his supervision – as the flower centers are constructed as separated tiny circles and half-circles, as can be seen in cloisonne works from the 1930s and before. The smaller 13mm beads shown in the blog post about the <a href="https://www.beadiste.com/2015/11/puzzling-evidence-hedda-morrison-and.html" target="_blank">“Old Man” workshop </a>demonstrate a similar pattern of the split blossom branch, albeit with more intricately and finely worked branches, buds in the older fashion of a circle + two half circles, no leaves, and tiny spiral floral centers instead of simple circles. Each bead in the circa 1930s necklace was rotated horizontally to create a long branch across the “front” and a small branch on the “back,” with no filler of small clouds. I wonder if this demonstrates the origin of the pattern used in our 1979 necklace?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdlyGRFgAhIICp-yPufsfafj79o6xCS0to7xIEf8SM9kzQAHz790iQY-HVOWCz0lWRDtHByc5vAd-BR5SI-yKy9VaR-zR18VkewrAZ4sdINMn13p1nXxZnoR9A51jz6f59NRj12-WMpH5MnJLmo22UQAzNQ9Cd3eGHYr2kpIQmmOVKhIwdyK4dF5k1=s3054" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2058" data-original-width="3054" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdlyGRFgAhIICp-yPufsfafj79o6xCS0to7xIEf8SM9kzQAHz790iQY-HVOWCz0lWRDtHByc5vAd-BR5SI-yKy9VaR-zR18VkewrAZ4sdINMn13p1nXxZnoR9A51jz6f59NRj12-WMpH5MnJLmo22UQAzNQ9Cd3eGHYr2kpIQmmOVKhIwdyK4dF5k1=w640-h432" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1979 beads top, circa 1930s "Old Man Workshop" beads below</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>My blog post previous to this one contains a link to a PDF discussing how cloisonne beads were manufactured circa the 1970s and the evolution of the blossom branch design. It includes an example of a necklace like our 1979 piece -- 15mm beads strung with metal links and a morning glory clasp -- demonstrating an older worker’s conception and mastery of the blossom branch design, this time as a belt around the bead, similar to the 1981 oval beads necklace albeit more finely worked.</p><p><b><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2022/01/beijing-enamel-factory-and-chinese.html" target="_blank">Beijing Enamel Factory and Chinese Cloisonne Beads</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhw2hr6elEXmXqXcMTb-sDiBwJh66kRhMBvFg8Mu5SFTyl31flDZinYYO4yyG2joHXY23leii4D9tX8gx0FiaoOljlxkSljISa2wNPORq_XBjPD4BgAsluCPkEdUi8ZSIeY4Ah8z2AduHFf4Zz7CtqMpMMggwL-TRThd6xcuXNzf4UakOZa19NH8v2h=s2377" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="2260" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhw2hr6elEXmXqXcMTb-sDiBwJh66kRhMBvFg8Mu5SFTyl31flDZinYYO4yyG2joHXY23leii4D9tX8gx0FiaoOljlxkSljISa2wNPORq_XBjPD4BgAsluCPkEdUi8ZSIeY4Ah8z2AduHFf4Zz7CtqMpMMggwL-TRThd6xcuXNzf4UakOZa19NH8v2h=w608-h640" width="608" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2-4LhqOB8jRtuC6bVSHv3lBHieLlhcpQr96wY_VXjXHHvvuQUU-pq_x9DRfGpH-Jq_Zm2C_q6K4h-qI6VlQ-eOjo0C2bOitXoh_N3lBmVFojXT_pmRbS4LhHyIm_mQj1_WP8qflJSbrKuoJuXOBSRtP_WmI_R2BRlAZlaPAm918-77uqCqDx5ceYx=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2-4LhqOB8jRtuC6bVSHv3lBHieLlhcpQr96wY_VXjXHHvvuQUU-pq_x9DRfGpH-Jq_Zm2C_q6K4h-qI6VlQ-eOjo0C2bOitXoh_N3lBmVFojXT_pmRbS4LhHyIm_mQj1_WP8qflJSbrKuoJuXOBSRtP_WmI_R2BRlAZlaPAm918-77uqCqDx5ceYx=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Compare this older wiring sequence with the 1979 and 1981 beads.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901834511766875224.post-29147768336513862622022-01-16T10:28:00.026-08:002022-12-23T11:55:25.220-08:00Beijing Enamel Factory and Chinese Cloisonne Beads <p>The August 2021 issue of <i>Bead Forum,</i> a semi-annual publication of the Society of Bead Researchers, features an article by me and Rosanna Falabella (editor) on the devolution of Chinese cloisonne beads from the early decades of the Beijing Enamel Factory into the present.</p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ty8Pa96-gXPc0_zZlTw0f-c3J3olYfjP/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Devolution of Floral Patterns on Chinese Cloisonne Beads and the Parallel HIstory of the Beijing Enamel Factory</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc-Iz-EwkhXnGUGu9bQewdt3vDL0YtDa9OPi1lADanAJD0ZYGyJlf8azT3qdVY-b5fr_cHzPxhbGVtOccUW8rpbtMMAfiYYVEfBU9mBMks6YZ7q_6_YBUTW5uruE7gwUZwAMv5MvRcjijngwgqqWAT2EL4LpVS4PxtmlQlWm4BI0aykyt9WCB6S7S3=s648" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc-Iz-EwkhXnGUGu9bQewdt3vDL0YtDa9OPi1lADanAJD0ZYGyJlf8azT3qdVY-b5fr_cHzPxhbGVtOccUW8rpbtMMAfiYYVEfBU9mBMks6YZ7q_6_YBUTW5uruE7gwUZwAMv5MvRcjijngwgqqWAT2EL4LpVS4PxtmlQlWm4BI0aykyt9WCB6S7S3=w534-h640" width="534" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lush example of intricate beads, likely circa 1970s.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Moving counter clockwise around the necklace, the themes on each individual bead are:</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Phoenix (Feng huang) and peony blossom</li><li>Red-crowned crane</li><li>Goldfish with pond weed - side view of fish with only one eye - a version unique to this necklace?</li><li>Blossom branch</li><li>Grapevine with leaves, coiled tendril, grapes</li><li>Double fish on one side; Castanets on the other (See Wikipedia article below about the Immortal Lan Caihe)</li><li>Blossom branch</li><li>Lotus blossom with sacred ribbons; Red vase/jar with ribbons</li><li>Blossom branch</li><li>Blossom branch</li><li>Gourd vine with leaves, blossom, vine, gourds</li><li>Feng huang and peony blossom</li><li>Gourd vine</li><li>Blossom branch</li><li>Grapevine</li><li>Castanets; Double fish</li><li>Lotus blossom with ribbons; Turquoise vase/jar with ribbons</li><li>Peach tree branch with blossoms and peaches</li><li>Blossom branch</li><li>Blossom branch</li><li>Lotus with ribbons; Red vase/jar with ribbons</li><li>Grapevine</li><li>Goldfish</li><li>Goldfish</li><li>Gourd vine</li><li>Grapevine</li><li>Lotus with ribbons; Red vase/jar with ribbons</li><li>Blossom branch</li></ol><div>Filigree clasp has a rounded base, stamped "SILVER MADE IN CHINA."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lan_Caihe">Wikipedia article on the gender-ambiguous Lan Caihe and the other Eight Immortals and their symbols.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>An early example of the blossom branch in a necklace of matching 15mm beads, demonstrating work by an older craftsman before the design was abbreviated and simplified so less skilled new employees could manage it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The necklace is described as 30 inches in length, with cloisonne beads measuring approximately 22x17mm, caged white metal beads 19x12.7mm. "Round almost black beads are stone or a Peking style glass, clasp is stamped sterling and the </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">chain throughout is sterling silver, the metal wires are all silver in color, may vary in composition. The </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">wire wrapped could be better."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The stamped chain, beads, bead caps and clasp seem almost certainly to be of European or U.S. manufacture. The black beads seem to have been made to imitate black pearls, and may have some sort of coating? The Japanese, of course, made excellent hand-wound glass beads to imitate pearls. Could these be Japanese glass? Or are they in fact stone?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The cloisonne beads, however, seem almost certainly to date from the 1920s-40s (remembering always the 7-year hiatus for the War with Japan and World War II). Similar beads can be seen in costume jewelry such as shown in these previous essays here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2014/02/puzzling-evidence-chinese-cloisonne.html">http://www.beadiste.com/2014/02/puzzling-evidence-chinese-cloisonne.html</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/07/puzzling-evidence-deco-chinese-charm.html">http://www.beadiste.com/2015/07/puzzling-evidence-deco-chinese-charm.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maisonette speculates that the necklace perhaps was originally sold in one of Helen Burton's shops. The necklaces that seem likely to be traceable to Helen, however, feature Chinese findings and metal beads, such as the set featured at the start of this post:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/11/puzzling-evidence-helen-burton.html">http://www.beadiste.com/2013/11/puzzling-evidence-helen-burton.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A biography of Helen by Don Menzies can be found here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Miriam Haskell workshop is another possibility, as many unsigned Deco-necklaces attributed to her feature a variety of Chinese and Japanese beads:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/11/puzzling-evidence-miriam-haskell-mystery.html">http://www.beadiste.com/2013/11/puzzling-evidence-miriam-haskell-mystery.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Haskell seemed to favor gold-toned brass findings, however, so the silver-toned cast filigree beads in the necklace perhaps originate in the Rice-Weiner workshop, known for its ability to cast intricate designs in pot metal:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">European workshops also used Deco-era Chinese cloisonne beads, as this bracelet with what appear to be Czech findings and pressed glass illustrates:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Where and when was this elegant necklace put together? Were all the components sourced at the same time, such as during the late 1940s or 1950s? Or was it assembled from disparate parts in a later decade? Puzzling evidence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">UPDATE: Does anyone besides me see a similarity in the cast filigree work in these Deco-era bracelets to the design of the metal beads in the necklace? Note the Deco design motifs along the edges of the beads. Evidence that the necklace could date to the 1920s or 1930s?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901834511766875224.post-81750587487160112722016-04-08T08:23:00.000-07:002016-04-16T18:06:40.922-07:00Puzzling Evidence - Louis C. Mark, Rice-Weiner, and the Mysterious Qun Li Mark 群力<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/11/puzzling-evidence-louis-c-mark-rice.html">A prior post discussed a mysterious mark</a> that appears on costume jewelry pieces featuring Chinese cloisonne beads. These pieces seem to be attributable to Louis Mark, a designer popular in the 1940s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">More examples turned up recently on the internet:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The above pieces feature nice Deco-era Chinese cloisonne beads. Both pieces have been given a gold finish, which I think makes them a bit more attractive than unplated pot metal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And a fabulous example, with intact gilding and a beautiful dragon bead, can be found at <a href="https://www.morninggloryjewelry.com/">Morning Glory Antiques & Jewelry</a> [scroll down through the <a href="http://www.morninggloryantiques.com/collectfigurals.html">Morning Glory Collects</a> gallery to see the brooch, which is in a personal collection and not for sale] - </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Prior posts on this style of Cloisonne bead can be found here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/11/puzzling-evidence-louis-c-mark-rice.html">Louis C. Mark, Rice-Weiner, and the Mysterious Qun Li Mark 群力</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2014/02/puzzling-evidence-chinese-cloisonne.html">Chinese Beads from the Art Deco Era</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2014/10/puzzling-evidence-chinese-4-toed-dragon.html">Chinese Cloisonne Dragon Beads from the 1930s-1990s</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901834511766875224.post-28271630766096726272016-02-02T12:34:00.000-08:002016-02-03T06:17:51.387-08:00Puzzling Evidence - "Peking 1888" Plate from Russia and Imperial Dragons<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://okivran.ru/neglinskaya-marina-aleksandrovna">Marina Neglinskaya</a>, in her 2006 book <i>Chinese Cloisonne Enamel 15th - First Third 20th Century </i>[ISBN 1932525394] comments on the difficulty of using only stylistic variations to distinguish Chinese cloisonne ateliers in the late 19th - early 20th century, as works are rarely signed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At least half a dozen names appear in various c.1900 publications such as guide books, auction catalogs and exhibitor lists - </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yang tien-li 楊天利, for example. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Zhang Rong, in her chapter in Beatrice Quette's book <i>Cloisonne: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, </i>mentions Laotianli 老天利</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, Jingyuantang </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">静远堂</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, Zhiyuantang </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">志远堂</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, Baohuasheng </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">寶華生</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, Dexingcheng </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">德興成,</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and Decheng </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">德成</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What clues might tell these workshops apart? Do stylistic variations perhaps trace the career of particular artists, such as Laotianli, from when they started out as a young artists in someone else's shop to when they founded their own ateliers? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A particularly interesting plate is described in M. Neglinskaya's book. It features the actual signatures, exactly copied in cloisonne wires, of four Russian diplomats, wealthy merchants or bankers, and a medallion with the Cyrillic initials CE and CA and "Peking 1888." The initials are believed to refer to the Startseva (Elders) family, perhaps <a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%B2,_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%94%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87">Alex Elders</a> and his daughter Elizabeth. The cloisonne workmanship is superb.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also featured in the Neglinskaya book is a large circular cloisonne tray with a dramatic dragon in frontal pose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A large plate from an online auction a few years ago features a dragon and decorative border similar to the two pieces in the Neglinskaya book. The likelihood of the border design being the work of two different artists is remote, thus it seems reasonable that the plate may also date from around 1888.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Comparing the dragon plate to the Neglinskaya tray, we observe a difference between the curled and spiky whiskers surrounding the lips, but otherwise the dragons are strikingly similar:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Two large 10" bowls display a dragon very similar to that in the plate, although with a ruyi border instead of the border of tiny leaf pairs:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The seller stated: <i>"It is 26 cm or 10" diameter and is 2.75" tall. It dates c 1900-1910. It was from a Cheshire estate sale of a large collection of Oriental antiques and art."</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">An 8" pedestal dish, or tazza, featuring a similar dragon with spiky whiskers:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A comparison of all the dragons listed above:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And for further comparison, dragon designs on works with engraved LaoTianLi signatures:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How to sort through all this puzzling evidence? </span><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/02/puzzling-evidence-clue-about-dexing-or.html">Dexingcheng</a> atelier claimed to have been established around 1860, <a href="https://archive.org/stream/pekingoverlandro00thom#page/n207/mode/2up">Yangtienli in 1874</a>. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archive.org/stream/pekingoverlandro00thom#page/n207/mode/2up">Internet Archive copy of Thomas Cook travel guide, <i>Peking and the Overland Route,</i> 1917.</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Did Laotianli learn <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/10/puzzling-evidence-lao-tian-lis-dragon.html">this distinctive style of dragon</a> from working in shops like these? </span><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> What other workshops continued to use this dragon design, perhaps into the 1930s?</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901834511766875224.post-75078549798175961972016-01-12T12:06:00.007-08:002023-02-15T11:57:15.859-08:00Puzzing Evidence - Cloisonne with the Mysterious "Fang Ming" 明彷 Mandarin Hat with Peacock Feather and 1912 Republic of China Flag Logos<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">While working on the <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2016/01/puzzling-evidence-evolution-of-fish.html">fish scale background pattern</a> in Chinese cloisonne, I came across two bowls of identical design, but with different base logos. More examples of this design turned up in a subsequent internet search. Although these bowls don't seem all that attractive, and appear to be crude imitations of Ming cloisonne, some have evidently sold for surprisingly high prices. Many display a peculiar base logo featuring a Chinese Mandarin hat with peacock feather and the characters <i>fang Ming </i>(style of Ming) 明彷 (read from right to left).</span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The Pierre Uldry collection book (1985 in German, 1989 in English translation) shows 3 examples of the fang Ming mandarin hat logo, one on a bowl that appears identical to others pictured below featuring galloping sea-horses.</span><br />
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<li><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Catalog number 357, <i>Bowl on slightly flaring foot-ring; decorated with fish and with sea-horses (haima) springing over the waves. 19th century. Marked: fang Ming (in Ming style). H. 12.7 m; diam 25.2cm. Ex coll. Dr. K. H. Brunner; Publ. Asiatisch Kunst, Kunstgewerbemuseum der Stadt Zurich, 1941, 91:b</i></span></li>
<li><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Catalog numbers 358 & 359, <i>Archaistic ceremonial vessel of li [small 3-lobed-leg censers] decorated with scrolling lotus; 19th century; Marked: fang Ming (in Ming style); H. 10.4 cm. diam 22.5cm.</i></span></li>
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">On page 129, the authors discuss the “predilection in cloisonné of the Kangxi period for decorative forms of Ming times,” and how closely c1700 Kangxi cloisonné works imitated 15th century Ming works:</span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i>Through this revival, the era of the Jingtai-emperor, whose reign lasted only seven years in the mid-fifteenth century, has been elevated to the golden age of Chinese enamel production. Furthermore, Jingtai lan – in literal translation, “the blue of the Jingtai era” – has entered the common consciousness and language as the quintessence of cloisonné. The Kangxi works of “Ming style” became synonymous with cloisonné style in general, for significantly, it was again enamel pieces of this type that were copied in the second half of the nineteenth century (NOS. 349-53, 355-59) and to which the revealing, ubiquitous mark fang Ming (Ming copy) was added. Finally, the question has to be addressed how to distinguish between these groups: the models of the Ming dynasty, the imitations of the Kangxi period, and the nineteenth-century copies.</i></span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Beatrice Quette, on page 23-24 of her 2011 book, comments:</span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i>Jingtai (景泰) marks are the most frequently encountered marks on Chinese cloisonné … and have been subject to the most extensive discussion by scholars. The fact that this mark is so often found on cloisonné is surprising for two reasons: such marks are found on objects whose styles point to different periods, and the Jingtai reign was the shortest and most disastrous of the Ming dynasty. Whether these marks are incised, executed in champlevé, stamped, or inscribed in the enamel, none of the many pieces that we have examined seems to date from the middle of the fifteenth century. … The ubiquity of the Jingtai mark appears to date from the Qing dynasty, when cloisonné enamels began to be designated … as Jingtai lan (Jingtai blue), in reference to a shade of blue that was supposed to have been introduced during the Jingtai reign. …</i></span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i>In the case of nineteenth-century copies of Ming pieces, the Jingtai mark consists of four or six characters executed in red enamel, arranged in either two or three columns set against a white ground, and placed within a square or rectangle outlined in black enamel … Jingtai marks of this type are also found on nineteenth-century Japanese cloisonné enamels (Cat. 150)</i></span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The Cat. 150 piece referred to is another small 3-legged censer with yellow background and a lotus scroll pattern similar to the Uldry collection pieces, although with handles. It is described thus:</span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i>Japan, second half 19th century; Cloisonné enamel on cast copper alloy, 5 x 7 1/8 in. (12.6 x 18cm)</i></span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">On page 214-215 of Fredric Schneider’s 2010 book on Japanese cloisonne one can find an account, “Ming imitations – Hogyoku Shippo, Kaji Sataro.”</span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i>In a technical tour de force, one late nineteenth – early twentieth century maker, Kaji Sataro, and his pupil, Tsunekawa Aisaburo, were able to produce cloisonné pieces using modern wires and enamels that nevertheless imitated the archaic look of Ming dynasty cloisonné made 300 or 400 years earlier – intentionally creating all the flaws inherent in this much earlier technology. Kaji Sataro called such pieces Hogyoku Shippo [Jewel Cloisonne]. …</i></span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Gary H. Yoshino, on page 169 of his book <i>Japanese Cloisonné Enamels, </i>has this to say:<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzZ3LDng8yq5yGjD6bR6PppIvKN3kQdW9MLRtOmpnjovT4Cz-hMw1MR_pRdn-kiBxm1b7XmXc1jEPYwMudxb2R2DA09TcYQaP6cjN14ZXdi7pqewgsAb9rx542xo4h16gdMG22lA1LDE/s499/Book+Yoshino.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="385" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzZ3LDng8yq5yGjD6bR6PppIvKN3kQdW9MLRtOmpnjovT4Cz-hMw1MR_pRdn-kiBxm1b7XmXc1jEPYwMudxb2R2DA09TcYQaP6cjN14ZXdi7pqewgsAb9rx542xo4h16gdMG22lA1LDE/s320/Book+Yoshino.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Sx2rtxwFQwlFEZ9Vg8GLS_FVvyWSl-pNWM-yaoDze_fc67D_9FELq1yeVW9RayhXZlsYIsQ5u-sC9lovYwtY2FrOTuwSKMn4Kq4cDee1Y7OBBa0jkJN2VtlOKGOOx0KK7oBcQ2jb9Mg/s960/Fang+Ming+Gary+Yoshino.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="960" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Sx2rtxwFQwlFEZ9Vg8GLS_FVvyWSl-pNWM-yaoDze_fc67D_9FELq1yeVW9RayhXZlsYIsQ5u-sC9lovYwtY2FrOTuwSKMn4Kq4cDee1Y7OBBa0jkJN2VtlOKGOOx0KK7oBcQ2jb9Mg/s320/Fang+Ming+Gary+Yoshino.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese? Jing Tai seal similar to what Quette describes as 19th century style (see quoted passage above).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese? Charming design featuring deer, cranes, pines, bamboo, a sea-horse, floral scrolls, and "rainbow" coloring of petal surrounds and rim cloud motifs. Another 19th century style Jing Tai seal, as described by Quette above.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese? Cute rabbits, curly clouds, a nicely rendered carp, phoenixes, floral scrolls, attractive "rainbow" coloring of center sun rays, petal surround and rim ruyi motifs. Another 19th century style Jing Tai seal. This bowl and the two preceding all seem to me to come from the same atelier. They're fairly large bowls, measuring about 9" across.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Late 19th - early 20th century Chinese style</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Japanese? Chinese? Were drilled for use as lamps. Possible restoration work in lower right photo (half of lotus petals all going the wrong direction, what appear to be painted "wires.")</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical Chinese "Da Ming" and "Qian Long" logos from circa 1920-1930s?</td></tr>
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">What to make of this puzzling evidence? Perhaps we should amend the <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/02/puzzling-evidence-clue-about-dexing-or.html">DeXingCheng shop flyer's statement</a>, "<i>Mr. Chia sold his product for a good price, especially to the high officials who used to take them as the old curios of Ming Dynasty" </i> to read "...high officials and wealthy foreigners..."?</span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">UPDATE: [Remember, you can right-click an image to open it in a new tab, then use the magnification feature to examine it in closer detail] eBay vendor <a href="http://www.ebay.com/usr/bibberhai">bibberhai</a> in The Netherlands has a covered bowl with Chinese dragon and lion motifs similar to two of the basins pictured above. Presented with their permission are their photos of this bowl, which measures </span><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">9 cm in height, 13.5 cm in diameter, with the cover 10 cm in diameter.</span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">It is difficult to imagine a Japanese cloisonne workshop copying the <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/10/puzzling-evidence-lao-tian-lis-dragon.html">Lao Tianli-style Chinese dragon</a>, as the Japanese 3-toed dragon iconography is very different:</span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">eBay vendor <a href="http://www.ebay.com/usr/boatingindustrysurplus">boatingindustrysurplus</a> has on offer a collection of Chinese cloisonne pieces, which the vendors states were all purchased at the same time, that appear to date from the 1960s-70s.</span></div>
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Some relevant dates to keep in mind:</span></div>
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<li>1949 People’s Republic of China established</li>
<li>1958 Beijing Enamel Factory (JingFa) is organized, products to be sold for foreign exchange under the Beiing Arts & Crafts Import & Export Corporation</li>
<li>Between 1949 and 1974, the People's Republic was closed to all but selected foreign visitors<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_China"> [Wikipedia]</a></li>
<li>1972 21-year United States trade embargo of China ends</li>
<li>1979 United States and mainland People’s Republic of China re-establish diplomatic relations</li>
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Here are the pieces from the boatingdustrysurplus collection:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bottle vase displays <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/02/puzzling-evidence-beijing-enamel.html">classic JingFa composition</a> of a large floral composition on front, small floral spray on back, flying swallow, neat and precise cloud diaper, rolled rim, blue base enamel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Observe how front & back, left & right side patterns match exactly, with coloring variations. These <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2014/02/puzzling-evidence-monochrome-chinese.html">monochromatic enamels were discussed in an older post.</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small dish featuring the <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/11/puzzling-evidence-jingfa-cloud.html">JingFa cloud background</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small round boxes with JingFa cloud diaper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A modern rendition of a Phoenix, similar in style to designs on vases and large ornament beads that seem to date to the 1970s-80s.</td></tr>
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Other pieces from various former online auctions that display similar "Made in Peoples Republic of China" labels and a petal diaper:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Observe the rows of tiny circles in the green vase and following pictures, identical to those also used in fish scale diaper designs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Classic JingFa composition, substituting scholar objects and a ruyi scepter for the more typical floral designs.</td></tr>
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Alert blog readers will recognize the vine scroll pattern in the napkins rings as also appearing in this set of small dishes that may date from the 1960s:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">From former blog post,</span><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/02/puzzling-evidence-chinese-cloisonne-in.html"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Puzzling Evidence - Chinese Cloisonne in the 1960s</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finding a piece of Chinese cloisonne for sale whose owner remembers when and where they purchased it is a rare occurrence. eBay vendor <a href="http://www.ebay.com/usr/bainbridgeislandgirl">bainbridgeislandgirl</a> has on offer an elegant little pale blue bottle that she purchased in Hong Kong while living there with her family 1964-1966. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1964-66 is an interesting date. Chinese cloisonne workshops were in decline for over a decade 1937-1949 due to the War with Japan, World War II, and the civil war. Craftspeople were dead or had fled to the countryside, necessary materials such as copper and glass were in short supply. The glassworks at Boshan, where many enamels were produced, were devastated and left nearly derelict by the wars. During the reorganization of the government under the Communist Party in the early 1950s, craft workshops were rehabilitated, older artisans were recruited, and academics and students from art schools were assigned to modernize production. The Beijing Enamel Factory was officially collectivized in 1958. Between the early 1950s and the start of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, experimental and inventive cloisonne designs were produced, and techniques modernized (for example, by use of gas instead of coal to fire the kilns, resulting in fewer pits and smoother enamel). But then the Cultural Revolution diverted these talents and resources into "approved" themes (featuring peasants, the Red Army, and Chinese opera) and traditional designs such as dragons were discouraged. By the late 1970s and into the 1980s, after China and the United States had resumed trade relations and the Cultural Revolution was over, export cloisonne accounted for a large percentage of foreign exchange earnings. Although there seems to have been a rebound of effort to modernize traditional Chinese themes for discerning clients, mass production requirements for export resulted in very stereotyped and repetitive designs, mostly featuring flowers and birds. Thus this little bottle is from a time when older craftsmen were still alive and working under comparative freedom to create well-crafted pieces using modernized versions of designs and techniques that they had mastered during the 1920s and 30s, before the curbing of the Cultural Revolution.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The evolution and demise of the fish scale pattern during the 20th century seems to track the lifetimes of these older craftsmen before they retired or died in the 1980s, and demonstrates the high level of artistic skill that they had achieved. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The beginning appears to be a pattern applied to stabilize the enamel around the bases of pieces with more elaborate designs, especially monochrome arabesques popular around or after 1900. Someone then noticed that the fish scale pattern itself could produce an elegant and subtle design, possibly especially appealing to well-to-do male clients in the military, diplomatic service, or business and banking enterprises.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The card reads "HENG HSING LUNG, Manufacturers of the Best Cloisonne Wares, Prices Most Reasonable, Satisfaction Guaranteed, 16 Hatamen Street, Peking China." In 1928, when the capital was moved to Nanjing, Peking was re-named Peiping.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fish scale pattern used at the bases of the arabesque vases.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not all efforts to use the fish scale motif as a background diaper were entirely successful, often highlighting just how difficult the pattern is to apply, as irregularities are difficult to conceal and immediately picked up by the eye.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Precisely worked fish scale applied to bases.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Less carefully worked fish scale applied as base and collar fill.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reminds me of a leg with fishnet stocking...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Faux "Great Ming Period Made" seal, a favorite on bowls that seem to date from around the 1920s. The wobbles in the fish scale diaper are easily seen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This Cigarette Case is named to Michael Tschetter and is marked April 15, 1936, Peking, North China. The case is Cloisonne enamel and measures 3 3/8” X 4 1/8”. Tschetter enlisted in the Marine Corps on 22 June 1922. He first served on the U. S. S. Oklahoma, the U.S.S. Pennsylvania and then three tours in China. His first tour at the American Legation, Peiping from 1929-1932, his second at the American Legation, Peiping from 1933-1936 and his third tour, Chinwangtao, Tientsin and Shanghai 1939-1941. During WWII he served in Battery "B", Twelfth Marines, Third Marine Division from 1943-1945 as Gunnery Sergeant and First Sergeant. -- </i><a href="http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/153690-china-marine-cigarette-case-named-to-michael-tschetter/">U.S. Militaria Forum</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brass box on the left contained a <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/02/puzzling-evidence-clue-about-dexing-or.html">1935 flyer from the De Xing Cheng</a> shop in old Beijing. It and the square box upper right are from the same collection, as is the cylinder box shown next.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fine box by<a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/10/puzzling-evidence-lao-tian-lis-dragon.html"> Lao Tian Li</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">By the 1930s, simpler monochrome designs seemed to prevail, using only scales, the occasional line, a ruyi pattern around the collar, or a sparse floral design. The application skill is nonetheless high, featuring graduated patterns to fit the shapes and minimal irregularities.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The overall shape, narrow rim, copper body and base, and what seems to be a remnant of a paper label - indicators of an older pre-1949 piece?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rare example of blue goldstone (aventurine) enamel, not seen prior to the 1960s. The rolled rim is a characteristic JingFa design feature, as is the creamy blue base enamel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An older style heavy squared rim and rather blocky body, contrasted with a sleeker JingFa style.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Label typical of 1970s JingFa products, "Made in Peoples Republic of China."<a href="https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/china-policy"> By 1979 the United States had recognized the mainland government as "China,"</a> and the island Republic of China as "Taiwan." Do these Peoples Republic of China labels thus become disused during the 1980s, replaced by "Made In China" labels?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink bats in center and on stem. Carefully crafted pedestal dishes seem to cluster around the 1960s-70s decades.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The center medallion seems to be a more modern design than examples from the 1920s. The base motif is also similar to that on the little bottle at the start of this discussion. This seems to argue for a production date of about 50 years ago, rather than 90 years?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901834511766875224.post-2932957323528790922015-12-21T13:56:00.002-08:002015-12-22T10:46:24.380-08:00Puzzling Evidence - You Can Call Me Al<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Low sunlight streaming through a window this morning spotlighted my favorite Cloisonne Couple, Betty & Al, two Deco-era Chinese cloisonne pieces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Al has an old scar on his shoulder, so sports a 1930s cloisonne brooch as a rakish bandolier. I like the way the 3 goofy dragons complement Al's muscular shape.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Betty has a sort of Mae West look, don't you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>If you'll be my bodyguard</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I can be your long lost pal</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I can call you Betty</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>And Betty when you call me</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>You can call me Al</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can_Call_Me_Al">You Can Cal Me Al</a>, by Paul Simon.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With magnification, the clasp reads "CHINA"</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Former posts about this distinctive style of Oriental treasure charms jewelry:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/07/puzzling-evidence-deco-chinese-charm.html">Deco Chinese Charm Jewelry 1930s: Miriam Haskell? Helen Burton's "The Camel Bell" Shops?</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/09/puzzling-evidence-deco-chinese-charm.html">Deco Chinese Charm Jewelry 1930s</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2014/12/puzzling-evidence-unusual-miriam.html">An Unusual Miriam Haskell Style Necklace With Chinese Beads</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2014/02/puzzling-evidence-chinese-cloisonne.html">Chinese Cloisonne Beads from the Art Deco Era</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/11/puzzling-evidence-miriam-haskell-mystery.html">The Miriam Haskell Mystery</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/11/puzzling-evidence-helen-burton.html"><br /></a></span>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/11/puzzling-evidence-helen-burton.html">A Helen Burton Champleve Connection?</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Again, the question persists - was the jewelry from this Chinese workshop sold in Helen Burton's Camel Bell shops in the Peking Hotel and the ship Empress of Britain? Were they the inspiration for similar charm jewelry attributed to the Miriam Haskell & Frank Hess atelier? Could there be a connection with the Neiger Brothers? None of the aforementioned?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Puzzling evidence...</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901834511766875224.post-29323364311222087682015-11-28T11:05:00.005-08:002022-12-15T15:14:59.993-08:00Puzzling Evidence - Hedda Morrison and the "Old Man" Chinese Cloisonne Workshop<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">This little cloisonne smoking set turned up recently. The jar is only about 8 cm tall (3 inches), not counting the knob on the lid. </span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The jar shape, as well as the flower pattern on the back of the small dish, are very similar to the pre-World War II set featuring dragons mentioned in the post on <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/11/puzzling-evidence-jingfa-cloud.html">the JingFa cloud</a>.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The script at the base of the letter reads, "This set was a gift to Aunt Marguerite and Uncle Perry by Uncle Perry's sister (Honolulu) 1942." As the Japanese invasion of China began in 1937, and foreigners were rounded up and sent to<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weixian_Internment_Camp"> prison camps</a> in 1941, this set most likely was obtained in China during the 1930s, before the start of the war, then somehow found its way to Hawaii. For example,<a href="http://www.weihsien-paintings.org/DonMenzi/HelenBurton/My_Helen_Burton_Story.pdf"> Helen Burton notes in a letter</a>, "some time before internment I had sent some of my stock
to Honolulu." The dragons are typical 1930s style, with<a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/10/puzzling-evidence-lao-tian-lis-dragon.html"> jellybean chins and humorous expressions</a>.</span></td></tr>
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The plum blossom motif of the set called to mind this series of photographs of a cloisonne workshop, taken by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedda_Morrison">Hedda Morrison</a> sometime between 1933-1946. The war with Japan was conducted from 1937-1945, so it seems such peaceful workshop scenes were most likely photographed sometime during 1933-36?</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The artist I've nicknamed "Old Man" creates the wirework design, which seems to be plum blossoms. He appears to be working directly in wire, without bending the wires to match a separate paper drawing first. Perhaps he sketched the basic composition onto the jar first, then bent each little wire to complete the details, as if he were "drawing" with wire.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Craftsmen filling in the wirework with enamel slurry. Old Man's jar, or one like it, seems to be on the right hand end of the table. What appear to be box lids are also shown. On the back shelf appear lobed vases awaiting wirework decoration?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Firing small dishes to melt the enamel? Are they held over what appears to be the opening of the kiln, or somehow inserted into the opening? The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitreous_enamel">Wikipedia article on enamel</a> indicates a temperature between 750-850 degrees Centigrade is required.</span></td></tr>
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The Hedda Morrison archive can be accessed via the </span><a href="http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/harvard-yenching/collections/morrison/" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harvard-Yenching digital library</a><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">. I found these photos with a simple search on the term "cloisonne" + limiting the search to the Harvard-Yenching Library.</span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">What could be more examples of Old Man & crew's artistry:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">I wonder if the simpler two-color design was a response to a need to create less expensive pieces, due to the worldwide economic downturn caused by the Great Depression? The designs rely upon the spacing of the motifs to stabilize the enamel and keep it from flowing or clumping - there is no background diaper of wan frets or tiny clouds.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The "bamboo shoots" pattern around the base seems to appear often in pieces from the 1920s-30s.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The box being polished in the Hedda Morrison photo also seems to have these little round ball feet?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Colorful little blossom bowl featured in <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/12/puzzling-evidence-jingfa-plum-or-cherry.html">the post about the JingFa blossom bud</a>.</span></td></tr>
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Readers might want to contrast the workshop above with the modern factory featured in the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6dDTR8SPu8">4/13/2014 program about cloisonne from the CCTV "Journeys In Time"</a> series. [skip to the 3:00 mark if you want to avoid the puppets intro]</span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">UPDATE: A few more examples...</span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Cloisonne and canton enamel pieces similar to those in the workshop pictures.</span></div><div><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLTWStDnmg2vy5slc5E1R8e5emXf7wTjaVuQnXb_I8tJbcGoCBpcSM2_bEnuFBSqJDrsnm3pEtlX78JbS2Vj8oMwnIdmTz86pN2blmXB3yzEmX97pYFkC05HEE5MYlMbzc4ONO_nWXS2D4VegoZCtSLBZ3AGxqaLOLQTJyRXHe6BMYGmP3Sqa4DUA_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLTWStDnmg2vy5slc5E1R8e5emXf7wTjaVuQnXb_I8tJbcGoCBpcSM2_bEnuFBSqJDrsnm3pEtlX78JbS2Vj8oMwnIdmTz86pN2blmXB3yzEmX97pYFkC05HEE5MYlMbzc4ONO_nWXS2D4VegoZCtSLBZ3AGxqaLOLQTJyRXHe6BMYGmP3Sqa4DUA_=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Graceful peony pattern. Private collection.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLMN8VnYzBIu8sa7pgVYR-o2C61KmPnHLsStjUyBliNMJ1zhLoWIheNfn0i1klworF_3oEEm11SjxvIHNtNh8SfT99Wuc6S1M7wi05Y3XxS5j7b0a9cnq-pvGIGvobpKhrar2kz_3vJ0/s3158/SAM_0851.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3158" data-original-width="2333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLMN8VnYzBIu8sa7pgVYR-o2C61KmPnHLsStjUyBliNMJ1zhLoWIheNfn0i1klworF_3oEEm11SjxvIHNtNh8SfT99Wuc6S1M7wi05Y3XxS5j7b0a9cnq-pvGIGvobpKhrar2kz_3vJ0/s320/SAM_0851.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJyYTM2y2njCWWoY3c_50tqHghBI_gxG3m4hY8BsyBGyUcN1OwsrURw4Psz6kDHsAlnskFSRBhlPhTA-GGiHuZLf7L_BvHMCrDuSvn4HkjwNvmNosYaoI0mkGCoTyQ66_X6osFM0hfZc/s3803/SAM_0852.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3145" data-original-width="3803" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJyYTM2y2njCWWoY3c_50tqHghBI_gxG3m4hY8BsyBGyUcN1OwsrURw4Psz6kDHsAlnskFSRBhlPhTA-GGiHuZLf7L_BvHMCrDuSvn4HkjwNvmNosYaoI0mkGCoTyQ66_X6osFM0hfZc/s320/SAM_0852.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sT1hYzaUoIqGoSb8cDKQtqT3ypk6DbPXJ23cnGc1dHvhLYpgtig148FddLzxEfIf_hk-KvLwrkLJ9fRsJ0sKQpPXepgICt6aKVbgIhYJm0LEHRVxCDbzCeNpV1xgubXRfhGXdI6KgDY/s3328/SAM_0853.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2768" data-original-width="3328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sT1hYzaUoIqGoSb8cDKQtqT3ypk6DbPXJ23cnGc1dHvhLYpgtig148FddLzxEfIf_hk-KvLwrkLJ9fRsJ0sKQpPXepgICt6aKVbgIhYJm0LEHRVxCDbzCeNpV1xgubXRfhGXdI6KgDY/s320/SAM_0853.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">UPDATE: A necklace that appears to be of pre-WWII design, featuring a two-color plum blossom branch motif in gold on blue. The old-fashioned style of the flowers and buds seems consistent with the two-color products from the workshop in Morrison's photos. Note the fine knotwork and plaiting. The beads are comparatively small for cloisonné beads, measuring a bit less than 13mm - some significant skill demonstrated here, drawing tiny patterns with tiny wires on small round objects.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901834511766875224.post-80664955126062089582015-11-12T22:36:00.002-08:002015-12-24T23:02:13.708-08:00Puzzling Evidence - Cloisonne Belt Buckles - And Dragons!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Design of the dragon and cloud diaper seem to place it in the early decades of the 20th century, 1900-1930s.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Deco era designs that also appear on vases, smoking sets.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Buckles likely from around the 1970s?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Buckles likely dating from around or after the 1970s, evidenced by <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/11/puzzling-evidence-jingfa-cloud.html">the JingFa coud diaper</a> on two of them.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dragon buckles likely from around the 1970s </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A comparison of the dragon iconography in the buckle with that in much larger plates, likely late 19th-early 20th century?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dragons with <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/10/puzzling-evidence-lao-tian-lis-dragon.html">Lao Tian Li signature</a> at left, similar teacup plate on right.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dragons with fine detail on small matchbox holders, likely 1910s-1920s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901834511766875224.post-32357745448147733152015-11-04T11:44:00.000-08:002015-11-29T12:07:22.968-08:00Puzzling Evidence - Chinese Cloisonne in the 1930s-1940s Under Japanese Occupation<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A puzzling inscription on this cloisonne vase seems to have been solved by contributor "Super" at the Asian Arts Forum, who suggested,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i> "報社 means a newspaper publisher and 武徳 is the name of this newspaper publisher. If you would google 武徳報社, one would learn that after the Japanese had occupied Beijing, China in 1940, there was a cartoon publisher named 武徳報社 in Beijing, China, apparently under the direct supervision of the Japanese military, which had been publishing the "Beijing Cartoons" or "Beijing Manhua" 北京漫画 since 1940. ... All these made me believe that while the person to whom this vase was gifted was indeed a Japanese, probably somebody who had something to do with the "Beijian Manhua" magazine, however I believe the carvings were possibly being carved in Chinese and the vase was made in Beijiang, China at around 1946."</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Suggested translation: "Gifted to Mr. Kudo, January 5 1946, Takenori Ho-sha [magazine publisher Beijing 1940s]." The Japanese surrender in World War II occurred September 2, 1945.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The artistic evidence presented by this vase seems to support Super's analysis.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Below are 3 small Chinese cloisonne bottles or vases with a similar beige or mustard background enamel, one featuring a similar high-shouldered shape with clouds, another with a "crinkle cloud" background diaper like the vase under discussion. Note how the pose of the dragon is similar in all. All vases feature two identical dragons each, facing each other across a "flaming pearl of wisdom" motif.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">These vases seem likely to date from around the 1930s-40s.</span>The "CHINA" mark on the center vase only indicates the vase was produced after the 1890 McKinley Tariff Act for exports to the United States. There likely could have been an additional paper label with the "Made In China" country of origin statement required after 1920. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Other vases featuring dragons among swirling clouds show a notable consistency in the overall design composition, whether they were produced earlier or later in the decades between World War I and II (circa 1915-1945). <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1890-1910 -style on the left, zingier Deco-era red vase, vase with "crinkle clouds" background diaper, high-shouldered base with gray clouds. Note how the dragons are similarly positioned around the different base shapes. The vase on the left displays an old-fashioned design for rainbow clouds and rocky island among waves at base, whereas the other pieces are clearly trying to appeal to a different fashion.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In comparison, some examples of Japanese cloisonne featuring dragons, likely produced sometime between the 1890s-1920s:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Large scaly feet, the 3 claws depicted separate from toes. Thicker body, bristly head with distinct eyebrows. Long red flames or lightning bolts flickering around the body. No rows of teeth, just a few fangs. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The composition of the design on the inscribed vase is awkward, featuring dragons rising vertically from around the base, rather than coiling horizontally around the shoulder. The huge feet are so out of proportion! Likewise the small heads on thick bodies, which more resemble a python or anaconda. Nor is the execution especially careful - for example, notice the breaks in the red jawline, which any competent artist would have at least matched up into a smooth curve. The two dragons do not match - a Japanese design characteristic, whereas pairs of Chinese dragons are always nearly identical (possibly due to the cleverly efficient method of bending two wires at the same time to make identical motifs). The curving flame lines emerging from shoulders and body seem to be more typically Japanese, even if they're colored pink instead of red. The depiction of separate scales and claws on the feet also differs from the more typical Chinese method of toe and claw in a single wire line.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The vase with the inscription thus seems to show an attempt to graft a Japanese-style dragon into Chinese cloisonne, as if the artist were avoiding most of the Chinese dragon design canons and trying to come up with something from scratch. Why?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The biography of cloisonne master Jin Shiquan relates how he fled back to his home village when the Japanese occupied Beijing in 1937, fearing enslavement to labor camps in Japan or elsewhere. So if master craftsmen and artists were fleeing, who was left to man the cloisonne workshops under Japanese supervision during the war years?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">UPDATE: A boxed bottle vase pair with a base inscription that a correspondent translates as:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>"The inscription on the base of the red vase reads: 供, 支那派遣軍總司令官 - Gong, Zhi-na Pai-qian Jun Zong-si-ling - “For provision to the ‘Shina’ Expeditionary Forces General Commander”</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>This inscription indicates the vase was made for the Japanese commander of military forces in China. Zhina (支那), pronounced Shina in Japanese, was a derogatory term to the Chinese, and was employed because the Japanese wouldn’t use the normal Chinese names for China."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>"Pair Antique Chinese Cloisonne Presentation Vases 9''x4.5''. Coral red ground with blossoming lotus flowers on each side. Engraved calligraphy inscription on the bottom of each vases. One has dent on side. They come in fitted silk box with silk stands. 19th century, Qing dynasty."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What do <i>you</i> think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">UPDATE: Another inscribed Chinese cloisonne vase, which Asian Arts Forum participant Bill H kindly translated as:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>"This reads down as "Mongolian Autonomous State Government" (Meng gu zi zhi bang zheng fu - 蒙古自治邦政府). The Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region was declared under Chinese communist control in 1947, a couple of years before the People's Republic of China was declared. I believe that this mark refers to Inner Mongolia, but you may have to do some research on the subject to verify that assumption."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I did a search on 蒙古自治邦政府 what resulted was Mengjian, <i>"an autonomous area in Inner Mongolia, existing as a puppet state of the Empire of Japan under nominal Chinese sovereignty." </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mengjiang">Wikipedia</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The style of the cloisonne seems very 1930s. It's nicely made, with an unusual feature of a band of yellow enamel cloud motifs instead of the more typical floral motifs, as well as a simple field of these little clouds around the neck instead of a more elaborate lotus scroll. The artist took the time to work individual scales on the dragon's belly instead of a zigzag line. The simpler design is a dignified composition, well fitted to the underlying shape of the vase. Was this the intent, or was the artist merely using the clouds diapers to save time?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Does the inscription indeed refer to the puppet state, or to the later 1947 内蒙古自治区 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Mongolia">Nei Mongol Autonomous Region</a>? What to make of the puzzling evidence of this vase?</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lotus scroll around neck. Note also the chunky rim.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another example of this vase shape with more old-fashioned detailed treatment of neck and collar, smaller and more finely proportioned rim.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another old-fashioned vase with intricate details and fine proportions.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And for further comparison, a supremely elegant and intricate vase likely from an earlier decade.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This exploration of pink background enamel in Chinese cloisonne began with a plate displaying auspicious symbols, then examined a variety of works from Dr. Edward Gerber's collection in a distinctive design featuring the Hundred Treasures. While the overall pattern of most of the Gerber collection pieces resembled a pair of jars with a Jingyuantang 静远堂</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> signature, a pair of basins were in a quite different design scheme. A correspondent who now owns these basins suggested that they are likely from the 19th century. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another correspondent has a black basin in this design, and a blue one turned up in an online auction. The owner of the black basin describes it as <i>"decorated in the Buddhist 'Eight Treasures' (babao) pattern with 'five Blessing' (wufu) bats amidst the clouds and 'Longevity' (shou) medallions. The bottom is rounded, so definitely meant to sit in a hole in one of those old commodes or wash stands."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did a photo comparison of the three basins, which shows differences in the small details that seems to demonstrate that the artists doing the wirework were copying from a master design, but not exactly. For example, the pink basins feature an extra petal in the central medallion. Modern cloisonne wires are glued together in sets of 8 to 12 and bent to precisely follow a printed copy of the design, so all versions are identical. In contrast, older cloisonne craftsmen, such as Jin Shiquan, evidently worked directly in wire, likely over an underlying sketch, "drawing" with wire much as they might draw with an ink brush. When making pairs, it seems likely to me that they might have simply bent two wires at the same time, thus matching up the motifs as they worked on each piece. Thus the pieces in a design series might be quite similar, but they never display the exactitude of matching that modern cloisonne technicians achieve, because that wasn't an issue. The older artists doing the wirework might indeed have possessed the draftsmanship skills to draw the master design in the first place, so replicating motifs by eye alone would have been routine for them. At any rate, these differences in the details might signify that these are not recent works from, say, the 1990s.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another distinctive feature of the basins is their background diaper of kinky little Ming-style clouds (?). I've only found two other examples of this exact diaper: a small bowl, and a set of stacked cylinder dishes featuring the Hundred Treasures motifs. The bowl seems to have been done to imitate Ming style cloisonne. The stacked dishes are similar to the pink stacked dishes formerly owned by Dr. Gerber and by Audrey Meadows; however, where the pink dishes feature interiors of plain green enamel, the blue dishes show this little kinky cloud motif.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Hundred Treasures motifs of the cloisonne vases and jars
seem to be something that was fashionable in porcelain as well. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This white porcelain jar, sold at auction in
2012, shows a startling similarity to the pink, blue, and green cloisonne
versions.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The "CHINA" mark
splashed on the bottom indicates that it was applied to comply with United
States export marking requirements of the 1890 McKinley Tariff Act, and the
paper label might indicate that it was exported after 1921, when the tariff act
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What to make of this puzzling evidence? Are the pink basins, perhaps like the <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/10/puzzling-evidence-dragons-gate-plate.html">pink Dragon's Gate plate</a> that started this series of posts, indeed from around the late-19th century to 1912, (when the Qing dynasty ended)? Their traditional motifs, careful craftsmanship, and likely use in furniture seem made to appeal to wealthy Chinese. The little bowl and stacked blue dishes sharing that kinky cloud pattern with the basins are quite nicely made as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The "Hundred Treasures" pieces, however, display a jazzier overall design that might well have appealed both to foreigners and to Chinese seeking to be trendy and modern. Those spiked finials on the jars seem very Deco, and the porcelain jar was made into a lamp, something that was very fashionable in the 1920-30s as electricity in homes became more widespread. So could these be works from the Republic era, dating from around World War I to perhaps the early 1930s?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do <i>you</i> think? I still wonder why so many of the Gerber collection pieces are still in their original pairs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">UPDATE: Another black basin turned up in a search of online auctions. So that's a total of 5 basins so far, all sharing the same design and all in very nice condition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/10/puzzling-evidence-pink-enamel-in.html">previous post discussing pink background enamel</a> in Chinese cloisonne mentioned the collection of Edward Gerber. Doctor Gerber<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111374881"> passed away in 2013</a>; Clars Auction Gallery was responsible for<a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/auctions/upcoming-auctions/clars-auction-gallery-packs-it-all-into-huge-sale-may-18-20/"> the sale of items from his estate</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While the Gerber pieces share a similar "hundred treasures" design, the bases of many of the items have an unusual and distinctive feature: rather than a circle inset into the base, they feature an enameled cap applied over the bottom edges.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A pair of warming dishes.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vase Pair 1, with similar exteriors but slightly different interior enamel colors and different bases (one seems to show the traces of a<a href="http://gotheborg.com/marks/jianding.shtml"> wax stamp indicating approved export of a non-antique item</a>).</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vase Pair 1 compared with similar Vase Pair 2</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vase Pair 2 and Vase 3 comparison.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blue turquoise jar pair from another auction, not the Gerber collection</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another non-Gerber jar, this time in a green turquoise</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A non-Gerber jar photographed in daylight.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Comparison of Gerber jar with blue turquoise jar.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Comparison of the green turquoise jar with the pink jar with similar large vase motif.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ginger jar from<a href="http://ancientpoint.com/inf/24094-big_pink____cloisonne_scholar_design_rare_antique_very_high_quality_jar.html"> Ancientpoint.com, 2012</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An old-fashioned perforated hat stand from a<a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/33625747_chinese-cloisonne-enamel-decorated-hat-stand%20$90"> 2015 auction</a>, similar but not identical to the Gerber pair pictured above.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/4905474_pair-of-large-vintage-cloisonne-tube-vases">Another hat stand pair</a>. Note the similarity of the twin fishes vase motif to that on the Jingyuantang vase pair at the start of this post. The dotted base rim can be seen in other pieces above.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A cylinder vase in the style of a hat stand.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A blue turquoise vase in hat stand-style. According to<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Oriental-Cloisonne-Other-Enamels-Collecting/dp/B000KD52S2/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1445352579"> Arthur & Grace Chu</a>, orange enamel was a development of the 1970s, so this is perhaps a more recent production?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A similar set of stacked bowls can be seen in the Gerber collection. <a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/15535468_4-stacked-bowls-cloisonne-audrey-meadows-gift"> According to the auction description</a>, <br /><i>"These bowls were from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Meadows">Audrey Meadows</a> estate. Her husband Robert Six, was CEO of Continental Airlines and this was a gift for his wife from the Hong Kong Government on approval of Continental Airlines initial flight to China." </i>Upon a bit of investigation, I discovered that during the 1970s Audrey worked with Robert to design the Continental cabin interiors and <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/115545546666147495/">flight attendant uniforms</a>. She had the uniforms manufactured in Hong Kong. While Continental flew routes to Pacific islands during the Vietnam War,<a href="http://www.departedflights.com/CO010880.html"> a route to Hong Kong was evidently only approved in the late 1970s or 1980 but never actually flown</a>. Robert Six died in 1981,and the company changed ownership. Thus, it seems that these dishes must have been produced before 1980.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A teapot from another auction.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another "treasures" vase<a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/29652915_19th-c-chinese-cloisonne-vase-pink-ground"> from a 2015 auction</a>.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A dish and small vase from other auctions.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What to make of this puzzling evidence? </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to account for the similarity between the Jingyuantang vase pair and other pieces? </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are they all pre-World War II products from the same workshop? 1910s-1930s? Are some - or all - post-World War II reproductions? 1970s?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where did Dr. Gerber purchase them - in Hong Kong or Taipei, before mainland China was opened to U.S. visitors in 1972? In Beijing or Shanghai or Hong Kong during the 1970s or early 1980s? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How did Dr. Gerber find so many of them, with pairs of items still intact?</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now for something completely different:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Continental Uniforms from the early 1970s. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Meadows">Audrey's designs</a>?</span></td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901834511766875224.post-77070446569023930122015-10-14T12:29:00.002-07:002015-10-25T16:51:55.020-07:00Puzzling Evidence - Pink Enamel in Chinese Cloisonne<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The prior post about an interesting plate with an unusual background of rose pink enamel prompted some further investigation, and the following observations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The method for producing pink glass relies upon two metals - gold and/or selenium. European glass technology had discovered the chemistry for creating the right type of gold compound by the 17th century. The powerful early Qing emperors employed visiting Jesuits from Europe to develop, among other things, the ability for the imperial workshops to produce this gold pink enamel first for porcelain and then cloisonne, especially during the 60-year 18th century reign of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qianlong_Emperor">Emperor Qianlong</a>. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Qianlong porcelain with rose enamel</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chinese "Canton enamel" painted on a metal tray.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the later half of the 19th century, improved chemistry resulted in the discovery that selenium could also be used to produce pink glass, as well as a bright, hot red in combination with cadmium. Selenium may be a comparatively rare and expensive element, but it is nonetheless cheaper than gold. By the 1920s, glass industries worldwide had adopted selenium and cadmium technology for pink and red. (</span><a href="http://www.google.com/patents/US2237042" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's an example, from a 1941 patent</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">).</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chinese pink glass - Boshan beads, pink "Peking Glass" finial on an enameled brass souvenir canister, opal pink dish marked "CHINA" with enameled metal rim - all likely to be from circa 1910-1930s.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Japanese cloisonne ateliers during the "Golden Age" (1880-1910) developed new cloisonne enamel coloring technologies, working with German glass chemist </span><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Wagener" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gottfried Wagener</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, who in 1884 headed the ceramic and glass engineering department of the Tokyo Arts and Crafts School.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Japanese cloisonne examples with various pink backgrounds. Notice the absence of a background pattern in most of the pieces. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But what about Chinese cloisonne? Below is a sequence of examples displaying a pink enamel background, arranged in what is my best guess as to rough chronological order.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6733827_cloisonne-vase-china-18th-century-upper-registe">Online auctioneer</a> believed this to be from the 18th century.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elegant lotus scrollwork with Victorian lamp fittings</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Base stamp reads "Jing Yuan Tang Made." <a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/10261816_chinese-cloisonne-enamel-baluster-vases">Online auction</a>. Appears to be a set designed as a marriage gift, judging by the double fish and double happiness character motifs. Is this an instance of a bright pink selenium enamel, an effort to use modern glass technology? Could the enamel have been produced in Japan?</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Zhang Rong writes, on page 167 of </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://yalepress.yale.edu/book.asp?isbn=9780300167207">Cloisonne: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties</a>, </i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">writes: </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A jar in the "hundred treasures" motif. Note the similarity in the central motif to the Jingyuantang vase - the large decorated vase with peacock feathers (?), atop a 3-legged table; behind, a table containing a bowl of peaches. Also observe the more careful composition of the overall design in the vase pair, whereas the motifs on the jar seem to be scattered all over the place.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An unusual cloisonne foot on the jar, apparently a sort of cap crimped on over the bottom of the cylinder.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The former collection of Edward Gerber seems to contain a large number of this style of pink cloisonne, many still in pairs. <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/10/puzzling-evidence-edward-gerber.html">More on this in an upcoming post</a>.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carefully worked pieces that seem to date to the Republic period (1912-1949)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This lotus petal pattern appears in other shapes, such as a vase or box.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The "Made In China" stamp appears on pieces for export to the United States, in compliance with a 1920 tariff act revision.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This elegant design seems very 1930s-40s, but I wonder if it is in fact from the government-sponsored cloisonne workshops of the early 1950s, when they were trying to modernize and revive the craft. It's an unusual design of abstract Chinese motifs. Are the tonal variations in the pink the result of grinding and mixing varying proportions of white in with the deep maroon enamel?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The "petal" diaper in this lamp, as well as the little gourd motif floating all by itself on the side opposite the main motif, matches other pieces that seem to date from the 1950s, before the start of the Cultural Revolution in 1966.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These melon boxes appear in various background colors other than pink, seem to be from the 1980s or later.</span></td></tr>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The rim features a clever combination of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashtamangala">Buddhist 8 Auspicious</a> Symbols and the <a href="http://gotheborg.com/glossary/eightemblems.shtml">Daoist Attributes of the Eight Immortals</a>, very neatly executed, with carefully applied background diaper of what appear to be either clouds or water ripples, a motif in use from Ming onward.</span></div>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Notable also is the lavish use of pink enamel as the dominant background color instead of the more usual turquoise blue. The Chinese word for cloisonne is "Jing Tai Lan" - the blue of Jing Tai - because the Ming emperor Jing Tai was supposed to especially favor cloisonne of a rich turquoise blue. Pink glass requires costly gold chloride, prepared by various rather technical chemical processes. </span><span face="'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span face="'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Because cloisonne enamels start out as pieces of glass that are then finely ground before being applied to metal work and fired to re-melt the glass, pink enamel would likely have been an expensive luxury. </span><span face="'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pink enamel in cloisonne does not seem to appear until the QianLong period in the 18th century, so the 1700s would be the earliest dating for this plate. By the late 1800s, however, newer technology at the Boshan glassworks could well have been producing rich opaque pinks, so perhaps the <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/07/puzzling-evidence-exhibition-prizes.html">cloisonne workshops that were given a boost in the 1890s</a> by imperial support might have experimented with the increased availability of this lovely color.</span><br />
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<span face="'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Also of interest are the black and light opaque purple enamels. And what about <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/10/puzzling-evidence-lao-tian-lis-dragon.html">the style in which the dragon is depicted</a>?</span><br />
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<span face="'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is such a delightful, colorful piece, it makes me wonder if it was a special birthday present for some lucky little boy with wealthy parents?</span><br />
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">When do <i>you</i> think it might have been made? 18th century? Early 19th century? Late 19th century? Early 20th century?</span><div><br /></div><div>UPDATE (April 18, 2021) </div><div>Since this was first published, another similar plate in black turned up, with an inscription on the back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkIxn9dhcpRRDd8SSQSX1PzQt1c-p9asbLMhfKUcYoQpwDj7Y3p7-PHc3dVJNadMidIimozlbCcw3mxVOUle3dfCGrJPmAt2yNI7k7lf9hvQ6Jr5E8B1p4cBSMqjSiUx1RMUI0mejJHs/s1600/EvgenyPlateSimilar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkIxn9dhcpRRDd8SSQSX1PzQt1c-p9asbLMhfKUcYoQpwDj7Y3p7-PHc3dVJNadMidIimozlbCcw3mxVOUle3dfCGrJPmAt2yNI7k7lf9hvQ6Jr5E8B1p4cBSMqjSiUx1RMUI0mejJHs/s320/EvgenyPlateSimilar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcHZe1mDjC0lBEDOR1N2drDQ0SOvDnvqxQ1CCr2lgoG7BHBPTsJGkOyhjfU7ZdHZgUf7BfZzuxyqlPiY9J6ugvF_gDtp3j3CsmmHWQHc6aOejaNSACgY2pJ3xk3J7HRB_i02_qMdpQZM/s1600/EvgenyPlateSimilarA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcHZe1mDjC0lBEDOR1N2drDQ0SOvDnvqxQ1CCr2lgoG7BHBPTsJGkOyhjfU7ZdHZgUf7BfZzuxyqlPiY9J6ugvF_gDtp3j3CsmmHWQHc6aOejaNSACgY2pJ3xk3J7HRB_i02_qMdpQZM/s320/EvgenyPlateSimilarA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8P8qXQU6G4RU2eH90qrQVdy18ae54pxBo75PG0DDj-1mEMFFaCvqr_zca5EfARonb2COeGVfXEoH23FPY4qQaovxGtEWZB5gcyshsTb4AzptBA89YZgNdH_4k8dnAvXyNlK5M4dI9Hs/s1600/EvgenyPlateSimilarB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8P8qXQU6G4RU2eH90qrQVdy18ae54pxBo75PG0DDj-1mEMFFaCvqr_zca5EfARonb2COeGVfXEoH23FPY4qQaovxGtEWZB5gcyshsTb4AzptBA89YZgNdH_4k8dnAvXyNlK5M4dI9Hs/s320/EvgenyPlateSimilarB.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyVI68iaChYeLxM4vcHouQbgY_Mik39lfc9o9NfKA4_7dIUkEX21OltrfgEDPh8pKRr7BzlyBZVS-_GXmld-PDQMz8acPvKVkFgG7U_7D1ms4fCtoDnpMpfvVZOLtKkwHoEZVVN3pu3U/s1600/EvgenyPlateSimilarC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyVI68iaChYeLxM4vcHouQbgY_Mik39lfc9o9NfKA4_7dIUkEX21OltrfgEDPh8pKRr7BzlyBZVS-_GXmld-PDQMz8acPvKVkFgG7U_7D1ms4fCtoDnpMpfvVZOLtKkwHoEZVVN3pu3U/s320/EvgenyPlateSimilarC.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKRp_qpo6ZG95VYHp4Ji0t89oJSfNXzjToQ3MnjkQZWjBaDk7YMMFkWbQUsU4o9uLnNWGiOpNmY1dazAlPVRXNdJk9rDu8yUVnSV1tvQXussKgfkvswVoHAtioP95Qx7sTx8EwImN260/s1600/EvgenyPlateSimilarD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKRp_qpo6ZG95VYHp4Ji0t89oJSfNXzjToQ3MnjkQZWjBaDk7YMMFkWbQUsU4o9uLnNWGiOpNmY1dazAlPVRXNdJk9rDu8yUVnSV1tvQXussKgfkvswVoHAtioP95Qx7sTx8EwImN260/s320/EvgenyPlateSimilarD.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Also a bowl featuring a similar style of dragon gate theme, seemingly consistent with a late-Qing - 1920s dating;<br /><br /><div><br />
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Two more pieces from this suite have turned up:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">eBay vendor <a href="http://www.ebay.com/usr/wondollar">wondollar</a> has on offer a beautiful brooch featuring gilded filigree and gemstone dangles:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Could some of these stones be Chinese amazonite?</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A similar pagoda roof brooch can be seen in <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2014/02/puzzling-evidence-chinese-cloisonne.html">a prior post about Deco-era Chinese cloisonne beads:</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Etsy vendor<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/bomoseenbrat"> bomoseenbrat</a> also has on offer an extravagant gilded filigree charm necklace:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/07/puzzling-evidence-deco-chinese-charm.html">prior blog post</a> shows other versions of this design. bomoseenbrat's version seems more "top of the line," doesn't it? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But who made these? They are definitely of Chinese workmanship, so that seems to eliminate the Miriam Haskell atelier, unless they were commissioned by her. I still wonder if they were <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/11/puzzling-evidence-helen-burton.html">Camel Bell</a> items, or if they were the inspiration for similar Haskell designs assembled with U.S.-manufactured findings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Various discussions at the Asian Arts Forum indicated that the mark was used from the 1950s onward. This workshop was evidently also responsible for sets of pendants, cups, small boxes from the Peking Jewelry Company.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We'll start with an intact boxed set on offer from Hawaiian <a href="http://www.ebay.com/usr/gallery974.4">eBay vendor 974.1</a>, which displays the connection between the GuYiZhaiCang mark and Peking Jewelry. The clever and attractive design displays a distinctive feature of this type of champleve: characters that seem to be drawn from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Great_Classical_Novels">classic Chinese novels</a> or operas, as well as famous landscape scenes such as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Palace">Summer Palace</a>.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.californiacompanieslist.com/peking-jewelry-company-ltd-azq5/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">California business records</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> indicate a Peking Jewelry Co., Ltd., was listed with a San Francisco address between August and October of 1978, when it apparently went defunct. The twenty-year U.S. embargo on Chinese imports ended in 1971.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A small pair of cloisonne (hand-wired, not stamped champleve) boxes with the GuYiZhaiCang seal:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">UPDATE: In a prior post about <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2014/10/puzzling-evidence-cloisonne-vs.html">the difference between champleve and cloisonne</a>, mention is made in a comment in the Chinese website blog www.jtlzj.net regarding the <a href="http://www.jtlzj.net/jingtailanjieshao/784.html">origin of machine-made enamel works in 1958.</a> [Those who, like me, are illiterate in Chinese will find the Google translate button to be useful]. Machine-made works are described under item 8 in the list of variants of enamel types that get lumped into the general category "cloisonne." This 1958 date could be the origin date for the champleve products described in the above post?</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Uncommon shape, carefully worked rolled lip and base, elaborate neck and base decorations, diamond net background diaper, all characteristic of better works from the <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2014/12/puzzling-evidence-1980s-brochure-about.html">Beijing Enamel Factory (JingFa)</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lavish use of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldstone_(gemstone)">aventurine (goldstone)</a> enamel</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Postage-stamp-like pictures of women in what appear to be Red Army roles. We don't see mere militaristic images, but <i>women</i> doing things like shooting rifles, waving pistols, doing exciting high jumps in the cavalry, welding, operating signal corps radios...</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The aventurine enamel is often seen in antique Japanese pieces, such as this little vase also on offer from the same vendor:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, the Chinese version of this enamel is much finer-grained, with the sparkles more resembling glitter. Here are two vases from my collection which feature sparing use of the copper aventurine enamel, in contrast to the vase under discussion.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The small coppery brown areas are aventurine enamel.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This vase has an unusual provenance, reportedly having served as a lamp (it has the requisite base hole) in the Minnesota home of a well-to-do Korean family in the 1960s.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The aventurine enamel is used sparingly, appearing only in leafy scroll motifs at top and bottom.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The diamond net background diaper can be seen in this pair of large vases, for which I have the box with a ZiJinCheng logo, which seems to be circa 1970s-80s.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The small red logo at upper right says "Zi Jin Cheng"</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zi Jin Cheng sticker on base of another vase pair (not the pair pictured above).</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sunflower motif seen in the neck frieze of the "Red Army Women" vase seems to have been a thing during the Cultural Revolution, appearing in pieces such as these:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A sunflower has been substituted for the traditional lotus in the blue scroll pattern around the neck.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elaborate and uncommonly used background diaper.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carefully crafted base.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The seller stated that this vase was purchased in Beijing in 1972.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">UPDATE: This<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2010-10-11/mao-evoked-as-chinese-artist-carpets-tate-with-100-million-seeds-review"> Bloomberg article</a> about an Ai Weiwei exhibit at the Tate states, </span><br />
<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3c3c; font-family: TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 29.1240005493164px;">During the Cultural Revolution of 1966-76, Chairman Mao Zedong was represented as the Sun with the Chinese people as sunflowers turning their faces toward him.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vases with scenes similar to the example above are pictured in a biography of cloisonne artist Qian MeiHua.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A correspondent with whom I shared pictures of the "Red Army Women" vase sent a link to the <a href="http://chineseposters.net/">ChinesePosters.net </a>site featuring Chinese propaganda posters. <a href="http://chineseposters.net/themes/women.php">The section on women </a>is well worth viewing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Comments, anyone?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">eBay vendor <a href="http://www.ebay.com/usr/dead-guy-stuff?_trksid=p2047675.l2559">dead-guy-stuff</a> found a dragon vase from this workshop:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This "CHINA" export stamp on this vase seems to be evidence that these products were prior to 1950. But when? 1910s? 1920s? 1930s? 1940s? The exuberant dragons are skillfully depicted in what seems to be an effort to achieve a breezy, modern style, and the three-dragon composition appears on other Deco-era vases. The amber overglaze over white, seen at the top ruyi and bottom waves motifs, also seems to be something that gained popularity in the 1920s-40s. The "peaked spiral" background diaper is neatly applied but not obsessively machine-like. The rim is frequently seen in vases from the 1930-40s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who? When? Where? Puzzling evidence...</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901834511766875224.post-70190549610913678332015-08-17T19:19:00.001-07:002015-08-17T19:28:22.187-07:00Puzzling Evidence - Rice Weiner, Louis C. Mark, and Chinese Cloisonne Beads of the 1930s<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A former post connects certain Chinese cloisonne beads with costume jewelry designed by <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2013/11/puzzling-evidence-louis-c-mark-rice.html">Louis C. Mark for the Rice Weiner company</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">eBay vendor <a href="http://sarahjean.860/">sarahjean.860</a> has discovered an interesting brooch that uses a dragon similar to one found on other brooches clutching a big cloisonne bead "egg."</span><br />
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The vase pair that started the thread discussion is on offer at Ebay [<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/271684440344">here's the link</a>, view it now before the auction ends] </span><span face="'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">where the seller describes it as "Pair of Rare Qing Dynasty Cloisonne Vases ... The dimensions are 10.5 inches tall... The provenance is from an estate in Missouri, USA."</span><br />
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<span face="'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I really don't think I know enough to make an expert pronouncement on the dating of this vase pair, but I did note the existence of a bottle of nearly identical design, although not so well crafted, in a <a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/2850897_chinese-cloisonne-bottle-vase-of-19th20th-centur">2006 auction</a>.</span><br />
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<span face="'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">By way of comparison, here is a bottle sold by Chamberlain Antiques that exhibits characteristics of late-Qing cloisonne in the style of the <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/07/puzzling-evidence-exhibition-prizes.html">Decheng atelier</a> (or maybe even earlier? If you know something about this, please comment).</span><br />
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<span face="'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Zhang Tonglu, <a href="http://finance.ifeng.com/collection/xhds/20120919/7055305.shtml">in interviews readable online</a> [Chinese-illiterate readers, hit the Google Translate button], has stated that his <i>Steel Vase</i> and <i>Butterfly Vase</i> were produced during the Cultural Revolution, with dates of 1971 and 1968, respectively. </span><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E5%90%8C%E7%A5%BF" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zhang Tonglu has expressed exasperation</a><span face="'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> about the proliferation of pirate copies of his works.</span><span face="'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Knock-offs of these designs can be easily found at just about every online auction or sales venue, often attributed to late-Qing or early Republic (1890-1915). </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Zhang Tonglu's <i>Steel Vase</i>, inspired by a visit to a steel foundry and the stream of fiery sparks from the giant pouring vessels, dated 1971<br /><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span face="'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">As I noted in the Asian Art Forums post, I own a copy of a Zhang Tonglu original that was inspired by the swirling designs on ancient Yangshao pottery. It was found at an estate sale, and purchased by me on eBay.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><br />UPDATE Dec 2021: A blue version of the Zhang Tonglu Yangshao-pottery-inspired vase can be seen being electroplated in this photo of a Beijing Enamel Company workshop, in a book co-authored by Li Xinmin.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuh_IXYb2vlCZ6gZLnsxHVWxeewTogD7aro4z4zh4xoEN1yWySZrzvANxxXZs1bee_esfw4Sv0IpSiJvsgbbXozYMYbNA5soOXz3Et7t5vGHo2yOQTPB_3OcIkh5doCZzMtRct9gZO9IVcgqG19pZr08Drd6MqvN7Dh3TT8R6bxsyZoEykd5sWiugi=s3131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="2314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuh_IXYb2vlCZ6gZLnsxHVWxeewTogD7aro4z4zh4xoEN1yWySZrzvANxxXZs1bee_esfw4Sv0IpSiJvsgbbXozYMYbNA5soOXz3Et7t5vGHo2yOQTPB_3OcIkh5doCZzMtRct9gZO9IVcgqG19pZr08Drd6MqvN7Dh3TT8R6bxsyZoEykd5sWiugi=s320" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuU4MEZgNKE5Q1wdSyYHlrZV18n9MLv2QZA8lVFRjiHnE6ZsDdXZTyVwflft2gYExkkdaS7S7w62Fw3KAoYffWVUCzx6eqZlL7LXv7WjBLt1GffFFvQX-rv0NgpyRbud3FewgicH5jGII7JyDfjZ9GbbC_wPsP8Z7sGsY_RPg0P0To2XcV5It9ZmPr=s3287" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3061" data-original-width="3287" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuU4MEZgNKE5Q1wdSyYHlrZV18n9MLv2QZA8lVFRjiHnE6ZsDdXZTyVwflft2gYExkkdaS7S7w62Fw3KAoYffWVUCzx6eqZlL7LXv7WjBLt1GffFFvQX-rv0NgpyRbud3FewgicH5jGII7JyDfjZ9GbbC_wPsP8Z7sGsY_RPg0P0To2XcV5It9ZmPr=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Some examples of ancient Yangshao pottery:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTHaXlbLUEiZweadMMFydeI9VJ8Dg7vfSszDUwH9gmnQHPsnLoeFuhOAgLGROq-MNa4TDQZ7Vp6jJ2Ta0URiTumqZoccEVoRSRyULoL7YRs3Y4QK9wrc6qoAjC8m3mRFgrLa7c7WzwuTZBin_JcUUSkEnOnVulkGHCRMw7mdy5wZOQ1q8SEvXv2jDI=s300" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTHaXlbLUEiZweadMMFydeI9VJ8Dg7vfSszDUwH9gmnQHPsnLoeFuhOAgLGROq-MNa4TDQZ7Vp6jJ2Ta0URiTumqZoccEVoRSRyULoL7YRs3Y4QK9wrc6qoAjC8m3mRFgrLa7c7WzwuTZBin_JcUUSkEnOnVulkGHCRMw7mdy5wZOQ1q8SEvXv2jDI" width="184" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgehfyr8ih6BLcntbCRtBlbJGL8F8h0S8U-yqt28Lrb3vql046Ry_ePp-knrC40TImD-74TwI3JH0Y1JfBXqfUl33GivU3-FF6P_x_18bu6oovUxkv4bNhHlf_uS4MHGY2FBB0FMUC4dydAyInL__3ip96jfHpvV2XzXiiCE_OHjGr-e-vsJJUgBXbL=s597" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="597" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgehfyr8ih6BLcntbCRtBlbJGL8F8h0S8U-yqt28Lrb3vql046Ry_ePp-knrC40TImD-74TwI3JH0Y1JfBXqfUl33GivU3-FF6P_x_18bu6oovUxkv4bNhHlf_uS4MHGY2FBB0FMUC4dydAyInL__3ip96jfHpvV2XzXiiCE_OHjGr-e-vsJJUgBXbL=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I would be interested to see other examples readers have encountered of recent cloisonne works closely imitating originals, either modern or historic. </span></div><div>
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<span face="'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">UPDATE: A third version of this bottle design, obviously less carefully executed, turned up in <a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/40378435_chinese-qing-dynasty-cloisonne-vase">an online auction</a>. So what do you think? Where is the original and when was it made?</span><br />
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">UPDATE: And here's Version #4, <a href="http://www.ebay.com/usr/profsansiro28">from Italy</a>:</span><br />
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial;">UPDATE March 2022: [From a discussion thread at the Facebook "Chinese & Japanese Cloisonné"]<br /><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Came across another pair of a notable auction and what appears to be a subsequent clone:</span></span></div><div><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZldFSC3-GCq4Sthu0ZywtZlo5Zdy2KSEhM8LFrd3xUnuxwZCmEgegJEpP9lAxzX5jY6d1P-qiDH6iLHLC38d5SGUV2jt2ttknwREC8UOIu_EdSsTCeg52EXrTtJjZJiwbGyfVfIhrLGYe63Bxe92hOp77cheZP3dEQDaEBdSdzUYe-y2ulZrUFom3/s4176/ChristiesClone%20LaurenGalleryHandlesDetail.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2391" data-original-width="4176" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZldFSC3-GCq4Sthu0ZywtZlo5Zdy2KSEhM8LFrd3xUnuxwZCmEgegJEpP9lAxzX5jY6d1P-qiDH6iLHLC38d5SGUV2jt2ttknwREC8UOIu_EdSsTCeg52EXrTtJjZJiwbGyfVfIhrLGYe63Bxe92hOp77cheZP3dEQDaEBdSdzUYe-y2ulZrUFom3/w640-h366/ChristiesClone%20LaurenGalleryHandlesDetail.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdlrOUdKg8jpJ6dqXSyNbXVp9LGy4Hwvl0gsnsjRgWC0dznZNfTBUabHVbeUnXzqss3lkIlWlfo3oY2JiFfRs04pUuVpjYCPcbGQPV-DUyO6gZbiGpTyXmDmry4UVRWd7DOyn33OQjF1lSOXijZvwEW_81P97ylkcJ3XuoGmn2y8hkPfgPr0rg8wz/s3733/ChristiesClone%20LaurenGallery.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="3733" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdlrOUdKg8jpJ6dqXSyNbXVp9LGy4Hwvl0gsnsjRgWC0dznZNfTBUabHVbeUnXzqss3lkIlWlfo3oY2JiFfRs04pUuVpjYCPcbGQPV-DUyO6gZbiGpTyXmDmry4UVRWd7DOyn33OQjF1lSOXijZvwEW_81P97ylkcJ3XuoGmn2y8hkPfgPr0rg8wz/w640-h430/ChristiesClone%20LaurenGallery.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial;">Here are the relevant links:</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5367214">https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5367214</a></span>
</span></div><div><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color: white; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/qing-gilt-bronze-cloisonne-vase-94-c-02441a7a57" style="background-color: black;">https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/qing-gilt-bronze-cloisonne-vase-94-c-02441a7a57</a></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial;">One of the commenters in the Facebook thread suggested this YouTube video by Peter Combs, and I concur, it is well worth watching. <br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9pV0GwFTGs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9pV0GwFTGs</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901834511766875224.post-81390038956042218432015-07-27T15:36:00.024-07:002023-01-23T20:04:33.447-08:00Puzzling Evidence - Exhibition Prizes Awarded to the Lao Tian Li 老天利, Decheng 德成 (De Xing Cheng 德興成) Chinese Cloisonne景泰蓝 Ateliers<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Frequently encountered when trawling the Internet looking
for information on Chinese cloisonné ateliers such as DeCheng and Lao TianLi
are statements about awards won at the international exhibitions held in 1904
in St. Louis and 1915 in San Francisco; but, pictures of the actual pieces and
their award medals and certificates seem impossible to find. However, thanks to digital publishing,
historic records of these exhibitions can be searched to produce interesting
bits of information about who exhibited and what they exhibited, and how prizes
were awarded.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDjl1_t4paags0s7gRQEyVR1plgBBAADBYtmhxhzGFf_Rqv6Fa46d9O0mSgLdlxA5X93QBcYo0cUq3mCqZQbZrF7uzLaLNUecWZWCvQ0mS0K8fGh1Z0te6-lmWyxIpjyDAowpTFjjyCIotvk8_7fR10jTSjKvXIuT_1lhJBZTyPiT7sut3siLVdowe" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="1562" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDjl1_t4paags0s7gRQEyVR1plgBBAADBYtmhxhzGFf_Rqv6Fa46d9O0mSgLdlxA5X93QBcYo0cUq3mCqZQbZrF7uzLaLNUecWZWCvQ0mS0K8fGh1Z0te6-lmWyxIpjyDAowpTFjjyCIotvk8_7fR10jTSjKvXIuT_1lhJBZTyPiT7sut3siLVdowe" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">History of the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition<br /> <a href="https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A334765#page/308/mode/2up" target="_blank">https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A334765#page/308/mode/2up</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-Vya5Tf8G61Oe3LVA1J2susm1s9Ty18udAwNs8Ugg6r1o_Xu57IY6Y_mZu1YonOU_mCoeKVZzQ9qTcoYj-jBjFj0Db4q-y2l0BCkxM9hlCjutdPkeqON9ggYHrb5xwkTCGAfDje3rik/s750/1904StLouisChinaPavilion2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-Vya5Tf8G61Oe3LVA1J2susm1s9Ty18udAwNs8Ugg6r1o_Xu57IY6Y_mZu1YonOU_mCoeKVZzQ9qTcoYj-jBjFj0Db4q-y2l0BCkxM9hlCjutdPkeqON9ggYHrb5xwkTCGAfDje3rik/s320/1904StLouisChinaPavilion2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1904 St. Louis pavilion</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizYayKYbHA_uwbDZPy9MqBxwN0mGrvzLukla2lOto7ZCg1s7_PACXz4nucAn1Z-hwjSRVuiUfScByq1mwNGJv8-1yCwKXNsZrZNHlGtwJSCCNm4EU6zs4SGP3Zb0nJ9q2tVzZyWsXa6A/s815/1904StLouisChinaPavilion3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="815" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizYayKYbHA_uwbDZPy9MqBxwN0mGrvzLukla2lOto7ZCg1s7_PACXz4nucAn1Z-hwjSRVuiUfScByq1mwNGJv8-1yCwKXNsZrZNHlGtwJSCCNm4EU6zs4SGP3Zb0nJ9q2tVzZyWsXa6A/s320/1904StLouisChinaPavilion3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1904 St. Louis pavilion</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3WHbVcQc2NWu85y-9Rr8BbvanoUuzsAvfb7bNRPCt9P0N67xOjavB6imuxrF20eb_S_RQgGpc6B7tpTmyLmX4VsSDmz5IBHn5-fiMB5WmgloZYvKtAQRv1Sq63oNzLIO09UrMo20B3A/s640/1904StLouisChinaPavilion.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="565" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3WHbVcQc2NWu85y-9Rr8BbvanoUuzsAvfb7bNRPCt9P0N67xOjavB6imuxrF20eb_S_RQgGpc6B7tpTmyLmX4VsSDmz5IBHn5-fiMB5WmgloZYvKtAQRv1Sq63oNzLIO09UrMo20B3A/s320/1904StLouisChinaPavilion.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1904 St. Louis pavilion</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>
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is available in an Internet Archive digital edition that is wonderfully easy to
use; the pages can be turned as if reading a book, or by using the slide bar at
the bottom, or searched via key words (I simply used the word “cloisonné” in
the search box). It contains much other
fascinating information about Chinese culture circa 1900 besides cloisonné, but
we’ll stick to the subject here.</span></div>
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– an astonishing variety of objects from vases to umbrella handles.</span></div>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pages 56-57 contain a description of the process of
cloisonné manufacture. I found it interesting to contrast the techniques with
those used in contemporary cloisonné factories and workshops, and to note that
gilding with electroplating (<i>“an ordinary
galvanic process”) </i>was in use instead of - or perhaps as well as -mercury
gilding. </span></div>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Also of note, for those interested in late Qing cloisonne, is this statement about the effort to produce quality work:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="background-color: #666666;">"The manufacture of cloisonne at Peking has revived during the past thirty years, and the Peking Industrial Institute is paying special attention to this art, which it hopes to bring up to the standards of the old enamels of the Ming dynasty and the period of the Emperor Ch'ien Lung."</i></span></div>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Page 222 seems to contain a reference to the origin of openwork cloisonné (where the background
between the design elements is not filled in with enamel, giving a raised
effect that is often confused with champlevé).
The writer lists two items, a Qianlong vase and a DeCheng plate: </span></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. “Kien Lung" Cloisonné Vase. This perfect specimen
of the best Chinese Cloisonné of the “Tsing” Dynasty, 1736-1795, was among the
treasures of the “Yuan Ming Yuan” or Summer Palace in the early sixties. The
shape is very original, and all the coloring most harmonious.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. Cloisonné Plate.
This specimen is in absolute contrast.
It is in the newest type of raised cloisonné, executed by the well known
firm of Te Cheng at Peking.</span></i></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRQLRSwYtD1D956ChmzP_v2JCSUCxuo323YEBr-kt4zHzRd20H611foXDHTuupdVRvRT7O-Py7KId9Jpy3PmfSUjlNoPVG3wUsb3LIS7VXYm8GzvgGC-fCUVBnuH3NdxsPnHTbQs9iO4/s1600/OpenworkElaboratePlate.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRQLRSwYtD1D956ChmzP_v2JCSUCxuo323YEBr-kt4zHzRd20H611foXDHTuupdVRvRT7O-Py7KId9Jpy3PmfSUjlNoPVG3wUsb3LIS7VXYm8GzvgGC-fCUVBnuH3NdxsPnHTbQs9iO4/s400/OpenworkElaboratePlate.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Perhaps the "TeCheng" plate was similar to this piece? [which may or may not be a more recent production - readers, feel free to comment and express an opinion]</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nyGLcbQ8atcbt4vEaYtgDLjMAVyjQipwoD9dqPRjZ1HZmLotLw4deuVSgqkCpirVcTFJmwQcerutNNswPS0Xv1xKzs1EYYDFa6feYUz1WLkJNmbnJgQiLNAbBwzgsLUDCsmrdmYhH6M/s1600/OpenworkElaboratePlateA.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nyGLcbQ8atcbt4vEaYtgDLjMAVyjQipwoD9dqPRjZ1HZmLotLw4deuVSgqkCpirVcTFJmwQcerutNNswPS0Xv1xKzs1EYYDFa6feYUz1WLkJNmbnJgQiLNAbBwzgsLUDCsmrdmYhH6M/s400/OpenworkElaboratePlateA.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Readers might want to compare this plate with this <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/02/puzzling-evidence-clue-about-dexing-or.html">one that features a DeCheng stamp and paper label</a>. Is the lighter rectangle on the brass base evidence of a similar former label?</span></td></tr>
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by Kwong Cheong Tai – Canton, Original Objects of Art Workmanship,” followed by
a few mentions of cloisonné table tops in furniture. Other cloisonne exhibitors are listed in various places (remember the keyword search function).</span></div>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The 5-volume history of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exhibit in
San Francisco can be found at Internet Archive and Google Books:</span></div>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>The Story of the
Exposition: Being the official history of the international celebration held at
San Francisco in 1915 to commemorate the discovery of the Pacific Ocean and the
construction of the Panama Canal</i>, by Frank Morton Todd.</span></div>
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description of the Chinese exhibit starting on the previous page.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNYdHHqskEoF3M4fvXvEzsOPqvecUJFe-9DuECh5-B23ueHkuSh-UiKtHFiFiL1savpzlS-POH_jPvI5KUUyKHHZM2FMvYlQIutkg-4gCCabykhHMMWJtUQ1YWerxth8M-5caqI35hydeIvTjQlay0SgnSRFJgMrNKsj4vHW2P0uA2U8evLetCiAlo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNYdHHqskEoF3M4fvXvEzsOPqvecUJFe-9DuECh5-B23ueHkuSh-UiKtHFiFiL1savpzlS-POH_jPvI5KUUyKHHZM2FMvYlQIutkg-4gCCabykhHMMWJtUQ1YWerxth8M-5caqI35hydeIvTjQlay0SgnSRFJgMrNKsj4vHW2P0uA2U8evLetCiAlo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2z0c5xmIVxwjqBsQEI_9pI1ekl7U35gM4cIf3xxhSNKzXrDGJjGA41VWzpZQ0kiRHeRzF1HS9hZjSChF04wH6OmpDfK83z4OfcaLZVMuA89O_9dU8fmc57fi6Uv9L5vsJ4F-TEOEBSxiadU0WibCyTQBhVM-cyiDT35qPfcMneke3A_Wu0WlaPcJx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1047" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2z0c5xmIVxwjqBsQEI_9pI1ekl7U35gM4cIf3xxhSNKzXrDGJjGA41VWzpZQ0kiRHeRzF1HS9hZjSChF04wH6OmpDfK83z4OfcaLZVMuA89O_9dU8fmc57fi6Uv9L5vsJ4F-TEOEBSxiadU0WibCyTQBhVM-cyiDT35qPfcMneke3A_Wu0WlaPcJx=w640-h438" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=5krYKXWjuacC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=forbidden%20city&f=false">Volume 3, page 287, chapter LIV, The Forbidden City</a>,
describes the Chinese effort at the exhibition. </span></div>
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China was no longer ruled by the Qing dynasty.
The author enthusiastically starts the chapter:</span></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Her entry into the
Panama-Pacific International Exposition was the first official revelation of
modern China to the modern world. At
previous expositions the Chinese exhibits have been made under the direction of
the Maritime Customs Administration, a bureau largely composed of foreign
officials which generally collected the material in the treaty ports and took
or sent it to the exhibit palaces. The
year 1915 saw the manifestation of a different spirit, a decision to
participate as a nation, on a basis of Chinese nationality. It was the first time China had so officially
participated in any exhibition outside her own borders, and she showed in her
pavilion and throughout the exhibit palaces a revolution in ideas and ideals –
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of pagodas,” for example, likely refers to the awesome <a href="https://www.sfomuseum.org/exhibitions/tushanwan-pagodas-models-1915-panama-pacific-international-exposition">Tushanwan Pagodas</a>.</span></div>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Who exhibited? Starting on page 82,<a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ugZDAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA82&dq=China+cloisonne+1915+San+Francisco+Panama&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAGoVChMIqqrrtur5xgIVQjiICh2eLwOz#v=onepage&q=China%20cloisonne%201915%20San%20Francisco%20Panama&f=false"> </a><i><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ugZDAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA82&dq=China+cloisonne+1915+San+Francisco+Panama&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAGoVChMIqqrrtur5xgIVQjiICh2eLwOz#v=onepage&q=China%20cloisonne%201915%20San%20Francisco%20Panama&f=false">The Official Catalogue of the Palace of Fine Arts, Panama-PacificInternational Exposition</a>, </i>lists the cloisonne works in the Chinese section.</span></div>
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on the list are Pao Hua-leo, Teh Hsin-chen (De XingCheng), Teh Chang (De Cheng),
Yang Tien-Li, and Lao Tien-Li (Lao TianLi). What I understand to be
contemporary Pinyin renderings of three of the names are in parentheses. All sorts of mysterious things are
listed. Noticing item No. 71 for Teh
Hsin-chen, a “Dragon-handled Sprinkling Pot,” I wondered if it was something
such as these openwork ewers:</span></div>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The<a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/02/puzzling-evidence-clue-about-dexing-or.html"> flyer described in the post on DeXingCheng</a> states that
the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915 was one of the exhibitions
in which the firm was awarded gold and silver medals together with diplomas.</span></div>
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in many other categories - such as porcelain, lacquer, stone, and glass - but
none in the cloisonné section? </span></div>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=1LYzAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=chapter%20lxix%20the%20high%20court%20of%20the%20arts&f=false">Volume 4, of Frank Morton Todd’s account, beginning on page369, Chapter LXIX, The High Court of the Arts </a>describes the jury system for
awarding the medals. </span></div>
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composed of men of renown; such authorities and masters of craft as … C. Y. Yen
of China in the field of the Fine Arts;"</span><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wading through the complete chapter is a bit of a slog, as
it goes into detail about how the juries were selected and points awarded, as
well as the levels of awards – bronze, silver, gold, and the highest, the medal
of honor. Grand Prizes were the best
exhibits in their class. Diplomas of honorable mention were also awarded,
without a medal. The author states, </span></div>
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were 25,527 awards, involving the issue of 20,344 medals and 25,527 diplomas.”</i> And, </span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“The
work of issuing the diplomas and medals occupied the Secretary of the Award
System and six assistants for more than two years after the close of the
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">So the Chinese cloisonné medals from the 1915 San Francisco
exhibition remain a bit of a puzzle. </span></div>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Susan’s Weber’s chapter in Beatrice Quette’s <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cloisonn%C3%A9-Chinese-Dynasties-Graduate-Decorative/dp/0300167202">Cloisonné: Chinese enamels from the Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasties </a></i>is an impressively researched piece on how the
great public exhibitions of the late 19<sup>th</sup> and early 20<sup>th</sup>
centuries inspired collectors worldwide – wealthy connoisseurs, public museums,
<a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/07/puzzling-evidence-chinese-cloisonne.html">humble department store shoppers</a> - to develop a taste for Chinese
cloisonné. Weber’s selection of photos
is superb. She covers not only
collectors in Britain, France, and the United States, but Germany, Hungary, and
Russia as well. It’s an awesome piece of
documentation – 33 difficult-to-find pictures, 6 pages of bibliographic citations at the
end. Above examples of original
publications give some idea of the type of research swamp Weber had to wade
through to assemble her article, providing yet another reason for anyone
interested in Chinese cloisonné to rush out and get a copy of Quette’s book. </span></div>
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the quaint stereoviews collected at <a href="http://www.hillmanweb.com/3d/china29.html">The Hillman Stereo Archive</a>.</span></div>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">UPDATE: An example of the mix of information about Lao TianLi's pieces exhibited in 1904 and 1915 can be seen in <a href="http://www.cang.com/trade/show-2772406-2.html">this Chinese site</a>, featuring <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/07/puzzlng-evidence-characteristics-of.html">a pair of vases with a Lao TianLi export style base stamp,</a> and a reference to a "Baoding stove" 宝鼎炉 - Google Translate's phrase for the name of an impressive incense burner. The author of the auction listing says, </span><br />
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<span face="宋体, Tahoma, Arial" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #666666; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;">In 1904, Lee made God "Baoding stove" won the first prize at the Chicago World's Fair in 1915 and re-award the Panama Pacific International Exposition. </span><span face="宋体, Tahoma, Arial" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #666666; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;">Heaven Lee facility is located Po Temple Street, foreign built, and more products for export, are printed on the base "God benefit system" Ming paragraph.</span><br />
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The 1904 exposition was in St. Louis, not Chicago. The Qing government did not officially participate in the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition, although wealthy Chicago Chinese did organize exhibits. You can read some very interesting accounts of the Chicago fair at the <a href="https://ccamuseum.org/category/columbian-exhibition-1893/http://www.ccamuseum.org/index.php/en/research/columbian-exhibition-1893">Chinese-American Museum of Chicago website</a>.</span><br />
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Doing a Google search for 宝鼎炉</span><span face="'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> resulted in this image:</span><br />
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A Chinese article in which it appears states [translation by Google]:<br /><i>"In 1904, St. Louis, the fourth largest city in the United States, held the World's Fair to celebrate the glorious history of the purchase of Louisiana from Napoleon for $15 million 100 years ago. Therefore, the St. Louis Expo USA also invested 15 million US dollars. This World Expo is the fourth year that the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China. The Qing government, with its country wide open, finally led a business delegation to participate in the World Expo in an official form for the first time.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i> Laotianli, an enamel workshop from Beijing, brought its own "Baoding Furnace" to the exhibition and won the first prize. Laotianli was the most famous cloisonne workshop at that time, and it was also an early foreign-funded enterprise, and most of its products were exported. This is the first time that Chinese cloisonne craftsmanship won the World Expo. In the 1915 San Francisco World Expo, cloisonne won the first prize again."</i><br /></span><a href="http://www.jtlzj.net/jingpinxinshang/638.html">"Appreciation of Laotianli Baoding Furnace"</a><br />
<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">While the booklet for the 1904 St. Louis exhibition (</span><i><a href="https://archive.org/stream/chinacatalogueof00chin#page/n7/mode/2up">China: Catalogue of the Collection of Chinese Exhibits at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St.Louis 1904</a></i> ) does list large incense burners among the cloisonne objects displayed, there is no information about who made them or from what workshop they originated. The listing for the 1915 San Francisco Panama-Pacific exhibition quoted above does not include an incense burner under the works by Lao TianLi, only "Rich Colored Vase" and what I am guessing are tripod portrait frames.</div><div class="MsoNormal">
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Does anyone know?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">UPDATE: Zheng Yiwei, in his discussion of three censers pictured in Figure 27 of his book, concludes that the censer pictured above is a copy of a censer listed in 1985 as a work by Jin Shiquan (a master artist at the Beijing Enamel Factory), contrasting it with a censer at the Brooklyn Museum that was acquired early in the 20th century.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhb6ZtSbN8zbG2NI1yGq-3jGOxw4ZKiOl-5GJfGNdr2lB6rnv_fVIn5w0z9EfsgPim-gr66Ri7qF-jo67a7b9DgjFkXHySG6uEt4HPgue3wJTW5ahdm_aJ-QIPXx6VzEs73xRSnKebp3mSeB2yKNSM4Nj4-FlYq5fNbaSwbyzFrcCuCAOhG5KBMaU_A=s1536" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="1536" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhb6ZtSbN8zbG2NI1yGq-3jGOxw4ZKiOl-5GJfGNdr2lB6rnv_fVIn5w0z9EfsgPim-gr66Ri7qF-jo67a7b9DgjFkXHySG6uEt4HPgue3wJTW5ahdm_aJ-QIPXx6VzEs73xRSnKebp3mSeB2yKNSM4Nj4-FlYq5fNbaSwbyzFrcCuCAOhG5KBMaU_A=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brooklyn Museum censer, 1909 gift of Samuel P. 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The museum attributes it to the Qianlong era, but note the openwork in the legs and finial. This style of cloisonne is attributed to "Te Cheng": in the 1904 publication about the St. Louis Exhibition: <br /><i>"It is in the newest type of raised cloisonné, executed by the well known firm of Te Cheng at Peking." </i><br />A very similar censer pictured in Fig. 74 of the Neglinskaya book on cloisonne is attributed to late-19th early 20th century.<br /><a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/21425">Brooklyn Museum link, with good closeup photos</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGbWIcCjZbsX4zDw9DYAMqOML0tD5K1hQWQpGSjLjCLHk5CYi7xxBz1U7DEzJwptD1jlyXxbuJ7A-kr_ZnlfHxkocn8IoM_WMFDhKA0tj00rk4xBQizQnurBy0bEkX1cDtKcipCuClwx6GquYALnYtC_ANsZPrSUInuVY0bsPsNfEeYYQVUPCg6FGN" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="415" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGbWIcCjZbsX4zDw9DYAMqOML0tD5K1hQWQpGSjLjCLHk5CYi7xxBz1U7DEzJwptD1jlyXxbuJ7A-kr_ZnlfHxkocn8IoM_WMFDhKA0tj00rk4xBQizQnurBy0bEkX1cDtKcipCuClwx6GquYALnYtC_ANsZPrSUInuVY0bsPsNfEeYYQVUPCg6FGN=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neglinskaya book</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfAziMbX2148vUdRn1W0K2tAYzsB8XZTc781OhXFh-Kz42-lSnDEV2-y3orVQF8zU6e7XsP3Vtzk983GwVPAWSoPS3zmJ6KH9xMog_NwMHzmuOwAKhvL-6LsfsfhGpP-4quRfDkfqzytjyastfUQgwenY4qhCpQLEyWc2VhWRCTS7nsBDsUG4UXnMT=s3364" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="3364" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfAziMbX2148vUdRn1W0K2tAYzsB8XZTc781OhXFh-Kz42-lSnDEV2-y3orVQF8zU6e7XsP3Vtzk983GwVPAWSoPS3zmJ6KH9xMog_NwMHzmuOwAKhvL-6LsfsfhGpP-4quRfDkfqzytjyastfUQgwenY4qhCpQLEyWc2VhWRCTS7nsBDsUG4UXnMT=w640-h333" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brooklyn Museum censer on left, Jin Shiquan censer in middle, censer on right Zheng Yiwei believes to be a copy of the Jin Shiquan work, not a censer by Lao Tianli</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj91lfQy-NBdrlnkCwraY0W09BpYaKBKUD8aqtPUN9CqArQSb_MVc8kjvdVaV06XTKz29Tv7tBqgXJSGf2PYaz1VHVdVoGpBcJ9iBYSHBLxqEEVsPltLticc8mh9hpoCTwoleb7fSv0vBQaBjCNXqjh4_ZC2jyvVVNBw1iLumGwgh1OfHPpAz0kb7Rk" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="260" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj91lfQy-NBdrlnkCwraY0W09BpYaKBKUD8aqtPUN9CqArQSb_MVc8kjvdVaV06XTKz29Tv7tBqgXJSGf2PYaz1VHVdVoGpBcJ9iBYSHBLxqEEVsPltLticc8mh9hpoCTwoleb7fSv0vBQaBjCNXqjh4_ZC2jyvVVNBw1iLumGwgh1OfHPpAz0kb7Rk" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><div class="MsoNormal">官方授权卖家: CNCE.</div><div class="MsoNormal">《景泰蓝的海外贸易:晚清到共和国百年商史》(郑轶伟)</div><div class="MsoNormal">A Centennial History of Chinese Export Cloisonne From Late Qing To The People's Republic of China</div><div class="MsoNormal">作者:郑轶伟</div><div class="MsoNormal">出版社:上海文化出版社</div><div class="MsoNormal">ISBN:9787553519555</div><div class="MsoNormal">装订方式:平装</div><div class="MsoNormal">版次:第1版</div></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901834511766875224.post-33833551231478291002015-07-25T14:36:00.001-07:002023-05-10T09:34:32.465-07:00Puzzling Evidence - Chinese Cloisonne Lotus Pond Vase from L. S. Ayres & Co. Indiana Department Store<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A recent post featured a <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2015/07/puzzling-evidence-rare-lotus-pond-vase.html">lotus pond vase with a Lao Tian Li </a>stamp on the base. Here is another vase in the lotus pond theme, this time featuring a price sticker from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._S._Ayres">L. S. Ayers & Co.</a> and a "China" export stamp.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The U.S. Mckinley Tariff Act of 1890 required all items imported into the United States to be labeled with the country of origin. This stamp looks a bid haphazard, perhaps made using individual lead letterpress blocks from a printer's shop. In 1920 a tariff act revision required the words "Made In" as well on country of origin labels.</span></td></tr>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._S._Ayres">Wikipedia article on the L.S. Ayres </a> department store states:</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">L. S. Ayres and Company</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> was an </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Indiana">Indiana</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_store" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Department store">department store</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> founded in 1872 by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman_S._Ayres" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Lyman S. Ayres">Lyman S. Ayres</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. Over the years its Indianapolis flagship store, which opened in 1905 and was later enlarged, became known for its women’s fashions and Tea Room, holiday events and displays, and the basement budget store. </span><br />
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">One of the L.S. Ayres buildings is in the National Register of Historic Places.</span><br />
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The <a href="http://www.beadiste.com/2014/01/puzzling-evidence-chinese-cloisonne-in.html">1933 Shure Catalog page of Chinese cloisonne pieces</a> features a lotus pond vase:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Vase second from left on bottom row displays a lotus pond theme. As the catalog's date is 1933, the Chinese merchandise might well date from the 1920s-early 1930s, if only accounting for production, shipping, catalog engraving and publishing time.</span></td></tr>
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<span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The L. S. Ayres vase thus seems likely to be a representative example of Chinese cloisonne export wares made for the U.S. market in the decades surrounding World War I and the Great Depression (1890-1930).</span><br />
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