Pot
Author: Unknown
Origin: China
Dating: 18th-19th century (Qing Dynasty)
Material: Porcelain
Dimensions (cm): 63 x Ø 38,5
Inv. no.: PD0327
A baluster-shaped pot made of dense and heavy porcelain. It has a dome-shaped lid with a flattened grip knob. On the outside, a speckled stain effect is created by sprinkling the piece with cobalt blue pigment powder – “blown blue” – and then completely coated with a slightly gray and shiny glaze. There are faint traces of gold decoration. The lid is crossed lengthwise by a metal strip – with small screws – and a star-shaped cutout closing mechanism that overlaps a metal ring around the neck.
The “blown blue” technique consists of blowing cobalt blue pigment powder through a bamboo cane – wrapped at the end with a gauze – onto the raw surface of the piece. This creates cloudy blue tones, built up by layers of agglutinated particles, which can present a varying spectrum of blue tones – from the deepest sapphire, to the faint greyish blue.
