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The decorative effect is similar to the French metal technique called cloisonné in which small wires are attached to a metal base and the resulting decorations further defined by colored enamels that fill in the cloisons. The cloisonné technique, used originally for jewelry and small fittings for clothing, was developed in ancient Europe as a way to contain enamel colors from running together when heated in the process of making. Cloisonné was further refined during the Byzantine Empire, and the technique spread to China by the 14th century where it was used on much larger vessels.
ProvenanceFrom 1964
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, acquired in 1964. [1]
Notes:
[1] In the early 1960s Charles H. Babcock (1899-1967) gave the house and its contents to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection (Reynolda House, Inc.) on December 18, 1964 with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.
DepartmentHistoric House
Jar with Lid and Stand
Date1400-1699
Mediumstoneware, glazed; teak stand and lid
DimensionsOverall (with stand): 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Circumference: 21 1/2 in. (54.6 cm)
Diameter: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Credit LineReynolda Estate
CopyrightPublic Domain
Object number1922.2.99a-c
DescriptionSquat stoneware jar with floral decorations outlined in raised slip. 1922.2.99 is covered with bright turquoise, yellow, and aubergine (eggplant purple) glazes that further define the decorations. Fahua ware, the name given to this type of ceramic decoration, was an attempt to imitate the cloisonné in clay. Most examples of Fahua ware are assigned to the late 15th or 16th century, putting them in the period of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). They may be found in stoneware or porcelain.The decorative effect is similar to the French metal technique called cloisonné in which small wires are attached to a metal base and the resulting decorations further defined by colored enamels that fill in the cloisons. The cloisonné technique, used originally for jewelry and small fittings for clothing, was developed in ancient Europe as a way to contain enamel colors from running together when heated in the process of making. Cloisonné was further refined during the Byzantine Empire, and the technique spread to China by the 14th century where it was used on much larger vessels.
ProvenanceFrom 1964
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, acquired in 1964. [1]
Notes:
[1] In the early 1960s Charles H. Babcock (1899-1967) gave the house and its contents to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection (Reynolda House, Inc.) on December 18, 1964 with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.
Status
On view1400-1699
early 20th Century
early 20th Century
19th Century
19th Century
circa 1750
Object/Object