Ewer, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, Cloisonné enamel, H. 12 in. (30.5 cm), Cloisonné, The earliest securely dated Chinese cloisonné, in which colored glass paste is applied within metal enclosures and fired, dates from the reign of the Ming Xuande emperor (1426–35). However, cloisonné is recorded during the previous (Yuan) dynasty (1271–1368), and it has been suggested that the technique was introduced to China at that time via the western province of Yunnan, which under Mongol rule received an influx of Islamic people
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Ewer, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, 18th century, China, Cloisonné enamel, H, 12, 30.5 cm, Cloisonné, earliest, securely, dated, Chinese, cloisonné, colored glass, paste, applied within, metal, enclosures, fired, dates, reign, Ming Xuande, emperor, 1426–35, recorded, previous, Yuan, dynasty, 1271–1368, suggested, technique, introduced, time via, western province, Yunnan, under Mongol, rule, received, influx, Islamic people
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