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粉彩九桃天球瓶
Image Not Available for 粉彩九桃天球瓶

粉彩九桃天球瓶

MediumPorcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
ClassificationsCeramics
Dimensions高 51 厘米 口径 11.5 厘米 足径 16.5 厘米; 54.7 公分,21 1/2 英寸
Credit Line美国纽约大都会艺术博物馆馆藏
Object numberCH.2017-007
Description此瓶以粉彩绘九只鲜桃结实于枝叶花间,桃实硕大饱满、桃花粉嫩盛开,画面疏密有致,色彩粉润鲜艳,一派生机盎然的景象。瓶底青花书“大清乾隆年制”六字三行篆书款。
桃在中国传统文化中是一种吉祥之物。传说桃木可驱鬼,桃实食之则可延年益寿,桃实遂成为长寿的象征。“九”在中国传统文化中为阳数之极,在中国古代,多以“九”字呼应帝王“九五之尊”,故清代皇帝圣寿的贡品等,也多以“九”计。九桃合绘,寓意“万寿无疆”。

The delicate pink in the painting illustrates the development of new colors in the early part of the eighteenth century. Opaque white derived from a lead arsenite, and pale pink tinted with bits of gold were added to the palette and combined with existing colors to create a range of hues.
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Collections
  • Asian Art Department Highlights
Locations
  • (not entered)   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Stairwell, B