Transient Possession, Lasting Delight: Ming and Qing Porcelain Donated by Zande Lou

Shanghai Museum East · East Museum, rear of the Chinese Ceramics Gallery, 3F · Shanghai · –

Donated Ming and Qing porcelain highlights imperial kiln craftsmanship and the legacy of Zande Lou collecting.

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Works (11)

  1. 1. White-glazed Dish, Jingdezhen ware Jingdezhen kilns (place of production) · Porcelain, white glaze; H. 6.5 cm, mouth diam. 38.3 cm, foot diam. 27.5 cm · Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403–1424) · Shanghai Museum (Zande Lou donation) — A dish almost forty centimetres across speaks through a single white glaze.
  2. 2. Vase with Rocks and Flowers, Jingdezhen Fahua ware Jingdezhen kilns (place of production) · Porcelain, fahua glazes; H. 20.7 cm, mouth diam. 4.2 cm, base diam. 8.9 cm · Ming dynasty, Zhengde to Jiajing reigns (1506–1566) · Shanghai Museum (Zande Lou donation) — Start with the clay outlines: every colour is held inside them.
  3. 3. Zun-shaped Vase with Flanges, Jun moon-white glazed ware Jun kilns (place of production) · Porcelain, moon-white glaze; H. 26.1 cm, mouth diam. 21.8 cm, base diam. 16.9 cm · Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · Shanghai Museum (Zande Lou donation) — Bronze-style flanges under a moon-white glaze that turns faintly blue.
  4. 4. Table Screens with Scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber, Jingdezhen wucai ware Jingdezhen kilns (place of production) · Porcelain, wucai enamels; diam. 23.8 cm · Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign (1662–1722) · Shanghai Museum (Zande Lou donation) — Two round screens, each holding a single scene from Romance of the Western Chamber.
  5. 5. Cowpea-green Glazed Seal Boxes, Jingdezhen ware (a pair) Jingdezhen kilns (place of production) · Porcelain, cowpea-red glaze turned green in firing; H. 2.9 cm, mouth diam. 7.1 cm, foot diam. 3.7 cm · Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign (1662–1722) · Shanghai Museum (Zande Lou donation) — A glaze meant to fire red came out mostly green.
  6. 6. Brush Holder with Landscape, Jingdezhen en grisaille ware Jingdezhen kilns (place of production) · Porcelain, en grisaille enamel; H. 14.8 cm, mouth diam. 18.5 cm, base diam. 18.5 cm · Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723–1735) · Shanghai Museum (Zande Lou donation) — An ink landscape on porcelain: walk round the brush holder to see all of it.
  7. 7. Zun-shaped Vase with Image of Hundreds of Deer, Jingdezhen famille rose ware Jingdezhen kilns (place of production) · Porcelain, famille rose enamels; H. 44.0 cm, mouth diam. 16.1 cm, base diam. 24.3 cm · Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736–1795) · Shanghai Museum (Zande Lou donation) — In Chinese, deer sounds like prosperity: a vase full of deer is a wish made visible.
  8. 8. Cups with Auspicious Landscape, Jingdezhen ware with enamelled decoration (a pair) Jingdezhen kilns (place of production) · Porcelain, red and blue enamels (liaocai); H. 6.4 cm, mouth diam. 10.7 cm, base diam. 4.5 cm · Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736–1795) · Shanghai Museum (Zande Lou donation) — Two colours, red and blue, are enough for rocks, waves and peaches.
  9. 9. 'Flaming Pearl' Altar Ornament, Jingdezhen famille rose ware Jingdezhen kilns (place of production) · Porcelain, famille rose enamels; overall H. 26.3 cm, base diam. 10.6 cm · Qing dynasty, Jiaqing reign (1796–1820) · Shanghai Museum (Zande Lou donation) — A jewel ringed by flames, made to stand on an altar.
  10. 10. Bowl with Flowers, Jingdezhen famille rose ware with gilt Jingdezhen kilns (place of production) · Porcelain, famille rose enamels and gilding; H. 6.9 cm, mouth diam. 17.2 cm, base diam. 6.5 cm · Qing dynasty, Daoguang reign (1821–1850) · Shanghai Museum (Zande Lou donation) — Four red characters on the base point to a hall in the Old Summer Palace.
  11. 11. Bowls with Floral Scrolls, Jingdezhen doucai ware (a pair) Jingdezhen kilns (place of production) · Porcelain, doucai decoration; H. 7.1 cm, mouth diam. 20.1 cm, base diam. 8.0 cm · Qing dynasty, Daoguang reign (1821–1850) · Shanghai Museum (Zande Lou donation) — A pair of bowls marked with the name of a hall in a prince’s mansion.

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