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CHAPTER 2 The Production of Enamelled Porcelain and Knowledge Transfer
Figure 2-13 A piece of design for an enamelled porcelain bowl.
Late nineteenth century, watercolours; Length: 19 cm, width: 29.9cm.
Photo Courtesy of Palace Museum, Beijing.
Figure 2-14 A piece of enamelled bowl painted after the design of Figure 2-13.
Tongzhi Period (1862-1874); Height: 6 cm; Diameter: rim, 12.2cm, foot, 5 cm.
Photo Courtesy of Palace Museum, Beijing.
In order to fulfil the imperial order, the supervisor of the Imperial Kiln would
need to recruit skilled painters to copy the design from the painting to porcelain in
various dimensions. Thus, the abundance of talented painters at Jingdezhen who work
for the Imperial Kiln would have the chance to observe the design in order to get it
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