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- Title
The Qianlong Emperor's order: scientific analysis helps find French painted enamel among Palace Museum collections.
- Authors
Liu, Hanwen; Wang, He; Duan, Peiquan; Gao, Han; Zhang, Rong; Qu, Liang
- Abstract
Painted enamel holds special significance in the study of the history of Chinese ceramic and glass. Painted enamel also represents interesting evidence of cultural communication between China and European countries. In the past, studies on painted enamel have mainly focused on archival research. Although modern scientific techniques have complemented research on enameled artifacts, the quality of the samples has usually been inferior. This study combines scientific analysis and archival work to explore four similar pots from the Palace Museum collection, along with the specific documentation information attached to them. Raman spectra, XRF and CT scanning were applied to compare the four pots. Results show that one of the pots is made of gold and use cassiterite and Naples yellow as opacifier and pigments, this pot bears the hidden hallmarks of a Parisian goldsmith, providing direct evidence that the pot was made in France in 1783. The other pots are proven to have been made in China, which are made of copper gilded with gold and use lead arsenate and lead tin yellow as opacifier and pigments. This work reveals a previously unnoticed route by which enamel artifacts reached the Chinese court.
- Subjects
FORBIDDEN City (Beijing, China); FRENCH painting; ENAMEL &; enameling; QIANLONG, Emperor of China, 1711-1799; RAMAN spectroscopy; CASSITERITE; EMPERORS; POTTERY; CERAMICS
- Publication
Heritage Science, 2022, Vol 10, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2050-7445
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40494-022-00764-9