{"id":5973,"date":"2011-12-01T11:27:18","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T16:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=5973"},"modified":"2011-12-01T15:57:33","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T20:57:33","slug":"heart-shaped-metal-brace-on-chinese-bowl-c-1770","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=5973","title":{"rendered":"Heart-shaped metal brace on Chinese bowl, c.1770"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have never seen another repair quite like this. The porcelain bowl itself is fine but unremarkable: made in China in the mid-1700&#8217;s for export to North America and Europe, decorated in Famille Rose enamels with large stylized flowers and cobalt blue underglaze leaves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9890.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5974\" title=\"IMG_9890\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9890.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9890.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9890-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But what makes this piece truly remarkable are the figural repairs. Rather than using standard\u00a0metal staples or straps to join the broken pieces of the bowl, an inspired metalsmith cut three different shapes to form a unique bond. An unmistakeable heart-shaped brace sits below a strap shaped like a scepter. Each of these has short metal pins attached, which pass through small holes drilled into the side of the bowl.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9898.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_9898\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9898.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"296\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This short metal strap, straddling a crack, resembles a bow tie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9899.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_9899\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9899.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bowl measures 4&#8243; high and has a diameter of 8-1\/4&#8243;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9893.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5976\" title=\"IMG_9893\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9893.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9893.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9893-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A single red blossom surrounded by spidery blue leaves is found at the center of the bowl and a decorative border is painted along the inner rim.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9895.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5977\" title=\"IMG_9895\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9895.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9895.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9895-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The inside of the bowl reveals the carefully hammered ends of the metal brace pins, which are mostly masked by the deep cobalt painted decoration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9896.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5980\" title=\"IMG_9896\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9896.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9896.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9896-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have never seen another repair quite like this. The porcelain bowl itself is fine but unremarkable: made in China in the mid-1700&#8217;s for export to North America and Europe, decorated in Famille Rose enamels with large stylized flowers and cobalt blue underglaze leaves. But what makes this piece truly remarkable are the figural repairs. 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