{"id":1498,"date":"2010-04-15T10:10:07","date_gmt":"2010-04-15T15:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1498"},"modified":"2011-02-19T18:45:36","modified_gmt":"2011-02-19T23:45:36","slug":"port-scene-qianlong-mug-c-1780","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1498","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Port scene&#8221; Qianlong mug, c.1780"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I seem to have many Chinese export mugs in my collection, including this large one with an intricately painted Mandarin port scene. I purchased this, along with another <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=291\">large mug<\/a>,\u00a0in London last year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1934.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1500\" title=\"IMG_1934\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1934.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1934.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1934-300x257.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love the stylized cobalt blue underglaze border along the rim and the beautiful colors of the famille rose palette, highlighted with gilt detailing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1937.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1501\" title=\"IMG_1937\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1937.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1937.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1937-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7151.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5367\" title=\"IMG_7151\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7151.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7151-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7152.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5368\" title=\"IMG_7152\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7152.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7152-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_71531.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5371\" title=\"IMG_7153\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_71531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_71531.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_71531-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mug proudly stands 6-1\/4&#8243; high and is 5-1\/4&#8243; in diameter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1933.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1502\" title=\"IMG_1933\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1933.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1933.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1933-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is possible that the fine rope covering on the bronze replacement handle was itself replaced, after a more typical rattan\u00a0covering wore out over many years of use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1936.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1503\" title=\"IMG_1936\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1936.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1936.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1936-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bottom of the mug has an early hand painted &#8220;25&#8221; mark, possibly a dealer&#8217;s price or inventory number.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7155.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5370\" title=\"IMG_7155\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7155.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7155.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7155-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This mug with similar form and decoration still has its original porcelain handle intact.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/goantiquesmimis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1499\" title=\"goantiques:mimi's\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/goantiquesmimis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/goantiquesmimis.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/goantiquesmimis-300x273.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goantiques.com\">Mimi&#8217;s Antiques<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I seem to have many Chinese export mugs in my collection, including this large one with an intricately painted Mandarin port scene. I purchased this, along with another large mug,\u00a0in London last year. I love the stylized cobalt blue underglaze border along the rim and the beautiful colors of the famille rose palette, highlighted with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[7,86,40,76],"class_list":["post-1498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mugtankard","tag-chinese","tag-mandarin","tag-metal-handle","tag-qianlong"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1498"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5365,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1498\/revisions\/5365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}