A Canton Enamel Basin - now on 1st Dibs. A polychrome Canton Enamel basin height 6.5 inches (17 cm), the inside decorated with a dragon motif and floral decoration articulated by fan shaped landscape panels, the outer surface with figurative decoration, the whole set upon a yellow foot. Listed price £950. timothylangston/stock/d/a-canton-enamel-basin-/166549 Canton enamel, Chinese painted enamel, gets its name from the principal place of its manufacture, Canton. Painted enamel techniques were originally developed in Limoges, France, from about 1470. These techniques arrived in China in the 18th century, with the French missionaries. The appropriation is acknowledged in the translation of the Chinese term for painted enamels which is “foreign porcelain.” A metal object, usually copper but sometimes silver or gold, is covered with a background layer of enamel, is fired, and then is painted with coloured enamels. The finished piece is then fired once more. A flourishing industry for the manufacture and export of Canton enamels grew up in the 18th century.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 15:55:44 +0000
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