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It comes from a maroon smoking set consisting of 4 vessels. The soft-contoured mallet vase was a popular product of folk kilns during the Kangxi reign of the Qing dynasty. It is different from the sharp-contoured mallet vase in that it can have a flaring mouthrim, its neck can be waisted and its shoulder slanting. The part below the waist can also be tapered. It is mainly decorated in an underglaze blue or famille verte (kangxi wucai) palette. It continued to be made in the early Yongzheng reign with slight variations and mostly with a flaring mouthrim. The exterior of this vase is decorated with three registers of enameled decorations in gilt outlines. On top of the neck is a band of continuous bright blue-green cloud collars. Between the cloud collars are dark blue triangular patterns. The body of this vase is ornamented with plum blossom and peony sprays in various colors. The plum blossom, 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. 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. On the bottom is a band of dark blue stylized lotus petals followed by a pile of rings on a peacock background. It is dated to the late 19th century to early 20th century in terms of its inventory record and average quality. * 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 maroon copper cloisonné soft-contoured mallet vase"},{"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/1526"}],"description":"Small maroon copper cloisonné soft-contoured mallet vase","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/b26f8de0-a156-41fa-9eb9-41c0e6aecf03/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"gaa_560a_1","height":576,"width":384,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/7b9704b5-14ed-4a87-85e4-95b1a7c1acfc/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/7b9704b5-14ed-4a87-85e4-95b1a7c1acfc","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/b26f8de0-a156-41fa-9eb9-41c0e6aecf03/canvas/_1","metadata":[{"label":"Identifier","value":"gaa_560a_1"},{"label":"Title","value":"Front"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/1524"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/7b9704b5-14ed-4a87-85e4-95b1a7c1acfc/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/b26f8de0-a156-41fa-9eb9-41c0e6aecf03/canvas/_2","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"gaa_560a_3","height":576,"width":384,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/41d7e203-496c-45c0-b630-832bec3645a1/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/41d7e203-496c-45c0-b630-832bec3645a1","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":576,"width":384},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/b26f8de0-a156-41fa-9eb9-41c0e6aecf03/canvas/_2","metadata":[{"label":"Identifier","value":"gaa_560a_3"},{"label":"Title","value":"Back"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/1525"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/41d7e203-496c-45c0-b630-832bec3645a1/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/7b9704b5-14ed-4a87-85e4-95b1a7c1acfc/full/300,300/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}