a portrait of a woman with medium skin tone, in a white robe and blouse with bead necklaces, against a cloudy sky, with writing in the upper right identifying her and the artist
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART JOURNAL | VOLUME 58

"Persimmon and Peonies: Orange-Colored Glass and Enamels from the Qing Imperial Workshops"

Bellemare, Julie, Federico Carò, and Karen Stamm
2023
11 pages
6 illustrations
9.25 x 11.25 in
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The Metropolitan Museum Journal is issued annually and publishes original research on works of art in the Museum’s collection. Highlights of volume 58 include an investigation of how boldly colored orange glass and enamels were produced at Qing imperial workshops; a rare portrait of Joanna de Silva, an Indian servant, by British artist William Wood in 1792; and the extraordinary discovery of a hoard of German silver cups and tankards hidden for more than two hundred years.

Bottle vase, Glass in imitation of realgar, China
China
Tripod censer, Glass, China
China
mid-18th century
Bowl with flowers, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
China
early 18th century

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Bellemare, Julie, Federico Carò, and Karen Stamm. “Persimmon and Peonies: Orange-Colored Glass and Enamels from the Qing Imperial Workshops.” Metropolitan Museum Journal 58 (December 1, 2023): 96–106. https://doi.org/10.1086/728880.