Title

Eighteenth Century Chinese Painted Enamelware Materials and Techniques

Authors

Meg Wang, Mississippi State UniversityFollow

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9196-0394

Alternative Title

Matériaux et techniques de l’émail peint dans la Chine du XVIIIe siècle

Editors

Pauline d'Abrigeon

Abstract

This article explains the historical background of painted enamelware during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). Using a microscopic examination, the innovative rose-pink enamel technique is revealed, which is different from the European "The Purple of Cassius" recipe. Through XRF analysis, iron-red glaze made in Jingdezhen workshops is chemically different from gold-red enamel made in Peking imperial ateliers.

Publisher

Fondation BAUR, Musée des arts d’Extrême-Orient

First Page

24

Last Page

53

Publication Date

12-2022

Temporal Coverage

18th century

College

University Libraries

Keywords

painted enamel, gold ruby, iron red, microscopy, XRF analysis

Recommended Citation

Wang, M. C. (2022). Eighteenth-century Chinese painted enamelware materials and techniques. In Pauline d’Abrigeon (ed.) Le Secret des Couleurs: Porcelaines émaillées chinoises à l'épreuve de la science, The Bulletin of the Baur Foundation, 80, 24-53. Available at: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ul-publications/48