Weiner Mihályné szerk.: Az Iparművészeti Múzeum Évkönyvei 6. (Budapest, 1963)

HOPP FERENC MÚZEUM - MUSÉE FERENC HOPP - Horváth, Tibor: Report on the Activities of the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Eastern Asiatic Art in the Years 1959—1961

Fig. 1. A part of the exhibition „The Painting of China (Ming-Ch'ing)" the use of such complicated glazes as sang-de-boeuf, tea-leaf green etc : in addition good results were attained in experimenting with modern forms and ornaments of tableware, tea and coffee-sets (Fig. 4). Some sets produced in the modern factory of Liling in Hunan, painted with coloured underglaze, prove that the manufacture of porcelain table sets of eggshell thinness is able to satisfy even export requirements. Shewan, not far from Canton, produces figures (poets, popular heroes, quails etc.) and decorative objects, imitating also the typical glazes of Chim-yao. In Yihsing, along the Yang-tse, not only the characteristic );

boccaro" (chocolate brown glaze) is used but also yellow and steel-blue colours have been successfully experimented with. Similarly to Shewan, the Loyang kiln also produces figures, such as variations of the T'ang tomb figures and vases with three-coloured glazes. The Tz'u-chou items of the gift contain brown-glazed pieces on black backgrounds and, of special interest, black patterns on white glaze. The latter type closely resembles Sung-period pieces. The workshops of Peking which usually deal in red lacquer carvings, are producing objects of improved quality. Their decorations fall mostly in the category of traditional scenes and patterns (Fig. 5). The recently revived technique of enamel painting has also been established in Peking. Vases, boxes, rice wine sets, and bowls are decorated with such paintings, the main pattern depicts vividly coloured flowers on white, surrounded by a dark or light blue frame. Handles and edges are usually gilt (Fig. 6). Since this technique may be traced back to the imperial workshops of the Chien Lung period (1733—1793), we come across an interesting circumstance : the survival of the rococo style which was transplanted at that time from Europe. The unusually fine workmanship of some of the brush holders and small table screens carved of bamboo deserve attention. The effect of a relief is heightened by lines emerging from under the removed bark of the bamboo