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Translation黃套紅玻璃螭龍雲紋筆筒

Object NameBrush Holder

Made FromGlass

Dateprobably 1800-1899

Place MadeChina

TechniqueMold-blown, cased, cameo-carved

SizeOverall H: 11.25 cm; Rim W: 6.8 cm, D: 7 cm; Base Rim W: 6.2 cm, D: 7 cm

Accession Number50.6.3

Credit LineGift of George D. Macbeth

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

The Art of Glass; A Masterson Junior Gallery Exhibition

Title Unknown (Cheekwood, TN)

Treasures in Glass

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Real or fake? Many objects, like this brush holder, produced in the 1800s and 1900s feature false imperial marks. As the power of the Qing court weakened, makers looking for quick profit engraved the marks of past emperors onto their wares. Experts reckon that most historical glass objects on the market today have these misleading marks.

Physical DescriptionBrush Holder (黃套紅玻璃螭龍雲紋筆筒). Opaque lemon-yellow and red glasses; mold-blown, cased, cameo-carved. Oval jar; short concave neck with flaring rim in exterior red overlay; straight-walled body spreading slightly to base; carved overlay design of intertwined 5 “Chi” Dragons and cloud motifs; base rim in red overlay; base, concave inner area shows splotch of red leaf-like motif in the yellow glass; square engraved era spurious “乾隆年制 Qianlong Nianzhi” mark.
Provenance

Source George D. Macbeth (1892-1968) - 1950-10-01