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The exterior is decorated with two registers of designs. On the top is a band of cloud collars on a yellow background. The second and main register primarily illustrates stylized lotus flower sprays alternated with red phoenix diagrams. These are represented against the supplemental man cao wen (coiling vine and leaf design) on an underglaze blue background. According to Chinese mythology, the phoenix, or feng huang in Chinese, is an ancient supernatural bird and considered an auspicious symbol. The male bird is called feng and the female huang. Commonly referred to as the \"King of Birds,\" it ranks second of the \"Four Supernatural Spirits,\" the dragon being the first, the lin (unicorn) third and the tortoise fourth. The phoenix only appeared in times of peace and prosperity. It was the emblem of the Empress and of beauty. It also embodied the five virtues of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and sincerity. The lotus is a symbol of purity and integrity. It is also one of the eight precious Buddhist things. The lotus comes out of the mud but remains itself unstained. It is inwardly empty yet outwardly upright. It has no branches (no family/offspring) yet smells sweet. The four sides of the footring are adorned with red hui wen (key fret patterns) on a pink background. Its interior and base are plainly decorated in a bluish green glaze. On the base of the footring there is a seal mark 'da qing qianlong nian zhi\" (Made during the Qianlong Reign of the Great Qing) and two red stamps \"CHINA\". Evidently, the reign mark is not written in the Qianlong style. As requested by the United States Law (U.S. Stamp Act of 1892), any exported wares to the United States from 1891 were required to be marked with \"CHINA\". It is clear that this is an object specially designed for foreign trade. *This term, in its broad sense, refers to a painted decoration combining the underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome. The tem dou cai first occurred in Nan Yao Bi Ji (Notes on the Southern Wares, 1730s-40s). It has been suggested that a term used in the Ming dynasty 'qing hua jian zhuang wu cai' (overglaze decoration complemented by underglaze blue) referred to the same technique. During the Xuande reign of the Ming dynasty, the underglaze blue was combined with the overglaze five-colors to form a design. However, strictly speaking, dou cai was invented in the Chenghua reign when part of the design was drawn in underglaze blue on the body. After the vessel was coated with a layer of transparent glaze and fired, the overglaze pigments were added to complete the design. Dou cai wares continued to flourish during the Jiajing and Wanli reigns of the Ming dynasty and continued into the Kangxi reign of the Qing. The enamels on the fen cai (famille rose) palette were used in the dou cai decoration during the Yongzheng reign."},{"label":"Title","value":"Small dou cai (contrasting colors) trapezoid container"},{"label":"Rights","value":"Materials available through GettDigital encompass a wide range of works, many of which are in the public domain. However, some items may still be protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. Users are responsible for determining the copyright status of materials and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws when reproducing or publishing these works. Items in our GettDigital Collections are for educational use. For assistance in understanding rights, obtaining permissions, or requesting files for publication or research purposes, please contact us at <a href=\"www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist\">www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist</a>"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/1268"}],"description":"Small dou cai (contrasting colors) trapezoid container","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/2fdb74b1-fbd9-4c7f-b88b-362e6c343f6c/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"Small dou cai (contrasting colors) trapezoid container","height":512,"width":768,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/2fdb74b1-fbd9-4c7f-b88b-362e6c343f6c/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/2fdb74b1-fbd9-4c7f-b88b-362e6c343f6c","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2]}]},"height":512,"width":768},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/2fdb74b1-fbd9-4c7f-b88b-362e6c343f6c/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/2fdb74b1-fbd9-4c7f-b88b-362e6c343f6c/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/2fdb74b1-fbd9-4c7f-b88b-362e6c343f6c/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}