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Embroidered cotton woman’s robe (detail), Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. © Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing

1 Zhang Rong, ‘Imperial Glassware of the Kangxi Period’, Ming Qing luncong/ A 9 Ibid., vol. 1, p. 358.
Collection of Essays on the Ming and Qing Dynasties, vol. 2, Beijing, 2001. 10 Ibid., vol. 1, p. 672.
2 Chi Jo-Hsin, ‘The Perfect Fusion of Glass and Enamel Crafts of the Kangxi 11 Ibid., vol. 2, p. 574.
Period: A Blue Enamelled Dan Vase with Peony Motifs’, Palace Museum 12 Ibid., vol. 3, p. 521.
Bulletin, 2011, no. 11, pp. 32-38. 13 Ibid., vol. 6, p. 762.
3 This information has been provided by Associate Professor Xue Lü of the
14 See the exhibition catalogue Limpid Radiance: A Special Exhibition of Glass
Shanghai Institute of Visual Art.
4 Peter Y.K. Lam and Humphrey K.F. Hui, Lai Suk Yee (ed.), Elegance and Artifacts from the National Palace Museum Collection, Taipei, 2017.
15 Exhibition hall 95 of the British Museum.
Radiance: Grandeur in Qing Glass, The Andrew K. F. Lee Collection, The Art
Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2000. 16 See note 8, vol. 2, p. 574.
5 Gugong bowuyuan cang qinggong chenshe dang’an [Furnishing archives of 17 Ibid., vol. 8, p. 147.
Qing Palace], Beijing, 2013. 18 Ibid., vol. 9, p. 521.
6 Emily B. Curtis, ‘Qing Glassmaking – The Jesuit Workshop on Canchikou’, 19 See note 2. In the aforementioned article, Professor Ji suggested that two
Bulletin of the Palace Museum, no. 1, 2003, pp. 62-71. of the vases are at the National Palace Museum, Taipei. However, I believe
7 Zhang Linsheng, Snuff Bottles of the Palace Museum, Beijing, 1991; that the Qianlong mark and period painted enamel ‘boys’ double gourd glass
Gongzhong dang Kangxi chao zouzhe [Palace memorials from the Kangxi vase in the National Palace Museum, Taipei refers to the double gourd vase
period], vol. 6, Taipei, 1976, pp. 602-603. recorded in the Furnishing Archives of Qing Palace. Hence, all three painted
8 China First Archive and the Art Museum of the Chinese University of enamel glass vessels recorded in the Furnishing Archives are preserved in
Hong Kong, eds, Qinggong Neiwufu Zaobanchu dang’an zonghui [General the collection of National Palace Museum, Taipei.
collection of archival records from the Qing imperial household department
20 Empress Xiaoshengxian, 5th November 1962 – 2nd March 1777.
workshop], Beijing, 2005, vol. 3, p. 357.

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