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The pink shade belongs to the Famille Rose (fen cai) palette. There is a wide range of pink tones including the light pink (fen hong). This type of glaze is the ruan cai (soft colors) or yang cai (foreign colors) whose name was acquired in the Qianlong period because it used many imported materials and its method of mixing pigments was also 'foreign'. The interior of the body is carved very lightly with two imperial five-clawed dragons, which are almost unnoticeable. The dragon is one of the most important and complex of mythical animals in China. It ranks first among the \" Four Supernatural Spirits,\" the phoenix being the second, the lin (unicorn) third and the tortoise fourth. A great variety of dragons are portrayed in Chinese art, often chasing a pearl and almost always surrounded by flames. Although its appearance always looks ferocious, it is the most benevolent of creatures. It was the god of rain, who brought thunder, lightning, and rain, and thus fertility and abundance to the land. In China the dragon represents the male principle of nature (yang), a symbol of vigor and fertility. In the early period it was worshiped by the Chinese as one of the four beasts of good augury. Later on it became one of the symbolic animals of the Four Directions. It stands for the east, which is associated with the sunrise, fertility, and spring rain. Its counterpart is the white tiger of the west, the land of the underworld. The other two animals of the Four Directions are the bird of the south, and the snake and turtle of the north. In certain manifestations, the dragon exclusively represented the emperor who sat on the dragon throne and was borne aloft by dragons when he died. Since the Han dynasty, the five-clawed dragon has been the symbol of the emperor. The exterior of bowl is carved and sketched with white slip depicting the eight immortals. The bowl has a matching wood stand (not shown) that has two flowers on it. The bowl is very thin and translucent. The depiction of the dragons that are faintly incised on the interior is in the late Qing style. Therefore, both bowls are attributed to the late Qing period, approximately from the late 19th century to the early 20th century."},{"label":"Title","value":"One of a pair of rose eggshell-thin bowls"},{"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/499"}],"description":"One of a pair of rose eggshell-thin bowls","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/55fc35f8-9911-4972-9576-c0a6ac3a5614/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"gaa_one-of-a-pair-of-rose-eggshell-thin-bowls_497","height":474,"width":768,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/90be7517-1ac5-44b8-82c8-499fc644f87a/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/90be7517-1ac5-44b8-82c8-499fc644f87a","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2]}]},"height":474,"width":768},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/55fc35f8-9911-4972-9576-c0a6ac3a5614/canvas/_1","metadata":[{"label":"Identifier","value":"gaa_one-of-a-pair-of-rose-eggshell-thin-bowls_497"},{"label":"Title","value":"Top"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/497"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/90be7517-1ac5-44b8-82c8-499fc644f87a/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/55fc35f8-9911-4972-9576-c0a6ac3a5614/canvas/_2","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"gaa_one-of-a-pair-of-rose-eggshell-thin-bowls_498","height":397,"width":731,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/68f9d84d-b094-4ffd-b306-134d634caf06/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/68f9d84d-b094-4ffd-b306-134d634caf06","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":397,"width":731},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/55fc35f8-9911-4972-9576-c0a6ac3a5614/canvas/_2","metadata":[{"label":"Identifier","value":"gaa_one-of-a-pair-of-rose-eggshell-thin-bowls_498"},{"label":"Title","value":"Side"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/498"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/68f9d84d-b094-4ffd-b306-134d634caf06/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/90be7517-1ac5-44b8-82c8-499fc644f87a/full/300,300/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}