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(copy 1)\" (in Kramer's Box 4, file 17), refers to this item as \"China, Large vase of white porcelain decorated with flowers and pheasant. Bottle shaped. Has wood stand. From Dr. Clutz' collection.\" A note from the List No.2 of Dr. Kramer's folder \"Scrapbook-Porcelain # 1\" (Kramer's Box 5, file 15) refers to this item as \"large white vase & std. Flowers, Pheasants. Dr. Clutz.\""},{"label":"Genre","value":["Artifacts"]},{"label":"Object Location","value":"CG.3"},{"label":"Date","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1875 - D:00 M:00 Y:1925"},{"label":"Date Original","value":"Late 19th-early 20th century CE"},{"label":"Era","value":["Attributed to the Qing dynasty"]},{"label":"Measurement","value":"Height:  41.4 cm (approximate); Diameter at mouth: 7.6 cm; Original black wood stand"},{"label":"Medium","value":["Porcelain, famille rose, wood","Porcelain"]},{"label":"Country of Origin","value":["China"]},{"label":"Description","value":"This is a globular vase (tian qiu ping) with a small mouth on a tall straight neck, a rounded body and a slightly concave base. Named after its globular body, this type of vase was popular during the Xuande reign of the Ming dynasty (1426-1435), and was later copied during the Qing dynasty. The background of this vase is primarily covered with a white glaze except for the mouthrim which is mounted in caramel. For the most part, the glazing is not very smooth. Its exterior is adorned with famille rose* decorations. It represents two golden pheasants (a male and a female) perching on a grotesque rock underneath a winding crab apple tree. Their beaks are open, and the male is looking up while the female is looking down. Both pheasants are surrounded by peony sprays in various colors. Two flying bats are depicted under the sun and clouds and between the crab apple tree and peony sprays. The bottom rim of the base is unglazed, exposing the buff body. The iconography of the motifs here is complex. Generally depicted as yellow and red, the golden pheasant was embroidered on rank badges of civil officials in the Ming and Qing courts. It represented a second-rank civil official during the Qing period. The rock is a symbol of permanence and solidarity. The crab apple blossom is a rebus for 'tang' (hall) associated with high official rank. The peony, known as fu gui hua (\" the flower of wealth and rank\" ), conveys a wish for official rank in the emperor's civil service as well as a salary and perquisites to ensure wealth. The bat is a pun for the word 'fu' meaning good fortune and blessings. The shape of this globular vase bears much resemblance to a mid-Qing piece with blue-and-white flower and bird designs (p.197, from Li Zongyang's book titled zhongguo mingqing ciqi mulu &lt; xia&gt; &lt; Catalogue of Chinese Ming and Qing Porcelain, vol.2) &lt; Haikou: nanfang chubanshe, 2000&gt; ), but the decorative style on it appears later. Therefore, this piece is attributed to the late Qing period. * Famille rose (fen cai) refers to a palette developed in the same basis of the famille verte palette (kang xi wu cai) of the Kangxi reign of the Qing dynasty and which was under the direct influence of the enamel decoration ware. In the last years of the Kangxi reign, foreign rouge-red enamel was used to color flower petals. This started the trend toward a new palette (known in the West as famille rose) during the succeeding Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns. The famille rose is characteristically used in this way: glassy white (bo li bai) in which an opaque white enamel (lead arsenate) is employed as the base for coloring garments or flower petals; also, rue oil is used as the drying oil in mixing some pigments. Many enamels of the palette include certain imported materials, such foreign red, foreign yellow, foreign green, and foreign white. Compared with the famille verte, the new palette fires at a lower temperature and has a wider color range. It also appears softer and gentler, hence its other name 'soft colors' (ruan cai). During the Yongzheng reign, famille rose wares reached their zenith, replacing the famille verte of the Kangxi reign and becoming the dominate palette in overglaze decoration. The decoration was painted not only on a white background, but also on such colored backgrounds as coral, red, light green, caramel, black, etc. During the Qianlong reign, new techniques continued to develop. As a departure from the earlier simple washing method, flower petals in rouge red were outlined. More colors began to appear as the background. The designs also grew increasingly complex, especially in the case of wares with a red or green phoenix tail design as the background (feng wei wen), which was fashionable in the late Qianlong and early Jiaqing period. As this new decorative technique used many imported materials, and it method of mixing pigments was also 'foreign', it acquired the name 'foreign colors' (yang cai) in the Qianlong reign.; 粉彩"},{"label":"Title","value":"Globular vase (tian qiu ping) with famille rose decoration"},{"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/1913"}],"description":"Globular vase (tian qiu ping) with famille rose decoration","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/88cfd380-d878-4ea7-a0e0-1e83f1ff5bac/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"Globular vase (tian qiu ping) with famille rose decoration","height":2808,"width":1724,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/88cfd380-d878-4ea7-a0e0-1e83f1ff5bac/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/88cfd380-d878-4ea7-a0e0-1e83f1ff5bac","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":1024,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":2808,"width":1724},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/88cfd380-d878-4ea7-a0e0-1e83f1ff5bac/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/88cfd380-d878-4ea7-a0e0-1e83f1ff5bac/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/88cfd380-d878-4ea7-a0e0-1e83f1ff5bac/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}