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The mouthrim and the bottom rim of the footring are un-enameled and thus, the brass cast is exposed. The exteriors of both the dish and the base of the footring are covered with light green enamel while the interior is covered with a bright blue enamel. Three evenly spaced bamboo branches are represented on the outer sides of the dish. On the interior two facing birds, seemingly magpies are depicted perching on a plum tree and probably chattering with each other above a big rock covered with grass. Next to the plum tree is a stalk of millet. In the Chinese decorative elements magpies symbolize happiness, their name xi being a homonym for the Chinese word for happiness. Two magpies are a pun for \"double happiness\" or \"shuang xi.\" The plum, one of sui han san you (Three Friends of Winter, namely pine, bamboo and plum, which still keep their integrity when all other plants wither and their leaves fall), is important to the Chinese as a symbol of longevity and good fortune. On the base of the footring there is a brown seal mark \"yi he cheng zhi\" (Made in the Workshop of Yihecheng). Developed during the early Republic period (1911-1949), Yihecheng is a famous lao zi hao (old brand name) in northern China. Under the seal mark is a brown stamp \"CHINA.\" 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 evident that this dish is an object specially designed for the foreign trade and made during the early Republic period, approximately early 20th century. * Cloisonné is an enamel ware, in which the colors of the design are kept apart by thin metal strips. It is typically called the \"Blue of Jingtai as blue is the dominant color adopted for enameling and cloisonné became prevalent during the reign of Jingtai (1450--1456) in the Ming Dynasty. Major work processes include: making the red-copper roughcast, forming patterns on the roughcast with thin copper strips, filling patterns with enamel of different colors, firing, and polishing. The making of cloisonné integrates bronze and porcelain-working skills, traditional painting and etching. It is the pinnacle of traditional Chinese handicraft. The making of cloisonné requires rather elaborate and complicated processes: base-hammering, copper-strip inlay, soldering, enamel-filling, enamel-firing, polishing and gilding. Beijing is where cloisonné making originated. The earliest extant cloisonné was made in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). The best was made during the Xuande period (1426-1456) of the Ming dynasty. During the Jingtai period (1426-1456) of the Ming, handicraftsmen found dark-blue enamel which gave cloisonné the gorgeous, solemn look which is still used today. During the Qianlong period (1736-1795) of the Qing Dynasty, the skills of making cloisonné reached their pinnacle when pure copper began to be used for rough casts. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the most famous workshops which produced cloisonné were called the \"folangqian kiln (the cloisonné kiln), also known as the \"guiguo kiln (kiln in the devil's country)."},{"label":"Title","value":"Small brass foliate-rim dish"},{"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/1229"}],"description":"Small brass foliate-rim dish","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/7c155bf9-01a2-452a-b632-c47bcec34056/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"Small brass foliate-rim dish","height":576,"width":384,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/7c155bf9-01a2-452a-b632-c47bcec34056/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/7c155bf9-01a2-452a-b632-c47bcec34056","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2]}]},"height":576,"width":384},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/7c155bf9-01a2-452a-b632-c47bcec34056/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/7c155bf9-01a2-452a-b632-c47bcec34056/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/7c155bf9-01a2-452a-b632-c47bcec34056/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}