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Glazed Double Gourd Bottle

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« Reply #20 on: August 22, 2016, 06:13:32 pm »

Giovanni,
 

From Gotheborg.com glossary: " Enamel glaze and decoration on Chinese ceramics"

 "In Chinese ceramics enamels may be applied either to a pre-fired unglazed body (biscuit) or the surface of a high-fired glaze, after which the object is fired a second time at a lower temperature."
 
 The reason for the Yixing examples as stated earlier was to show the bottle was painted in the Yixing manner -see gotheborg.com description of the glazed wares uner the Yixing glossary section.
 The 1st and last examples may help illustrate the point more, as both are monochromatic with simple grapevine appliques against a buff ground
Thank you for commenting  


Charll,
 
 The tactile feeling comes from the contours of the small potted bottle with a very fine glaze covering. The underglaze paint and small enamel dotting are not felt, allowing the fingers to slide smoothly across the surfaces without any bumps


Best,

Kevin
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