Abstract/Sommario: Taipei National Palace Museum's rich collection of curios includes dazzling works of lacquerware and enamelware: these 'Treasured Objects' are more than 25.000. These objects not only reveal the taste of the Qing court in collecting antiquities, but also serve as an overview of the concepts about the arts that prevailed in the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing dynasty courts. Throughout the course of dynastic reign in China, official agencies were placed in charge of managing the objects r ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Taipei National Palace Museum's rich collection of curios includes dazzling works of lacquerware and enamelware: these 'Treasured Objects' are more than 25.000. These objects not only reveal the taste of the Qing court in collecting antiquities, but also serve as an overview of the concepts about the arts that prevailed in the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing dynasty courts. Throughout the course of dynastic reign in China, official agencies were placed in charge of managing the objects required by the emperor and the court. These institutions oversaw and supervised craftsmen in the production of these objects. The Palace Workshops contained specialized workshops for producing various handcrafts, including those made of gold, jade etc, made by the finest craftsmen from all over the country, but also from Tibet, Nepal Mongolia, and even Europe. Among the objects, laqueries, enamelware (the art of painted enamelware was introduced to China in the 17. century by Western missionaries and merchants)