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decrease in the number of operating kiln complexes only to see a central location for the production to appear within the
Junangxi complex, now known as the city of Jingdezhen. This city soon housed the largest kiln complex in the world and produced hundreds of thousands ceramics per year. The porcelain produced was used for religious practices as embellishment objects. In addition to academic purposes including studying aesthetic value, leaning and erudition.
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addressing his anthropocosmic insight, which is addressed in many of his works. For Zhou, the poem communicates the spiritual and cosmic harmony, conceptualising his understanding of human life the universal/cosmic forces. The lotus is referred to in the poem as the gentleman (junzi) among flowers, which in
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in New York City, purchased via the credit line of the Rogers Fund within the Museum. The structure and shape of the vase in accompaniment to the complex iconography is notable as it is meant to encouraging the viewer to read and understanding the image presented and their value in
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blossoms. This is where Zhou and many other retired literati spent their time, observing the blossoms, a symbol of purity and purpose. This scene closely resembles that that is presented on the vase. Zhou's piece "On the love of the Lotus" is describes as his ode to the blossom, the piece whilst
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Additionally the vase carries two lines on each side, marking characters that read "Wanli Ding mo nain zao", and four characters in the middle of the vase "qian fu ying yong" refereeing an auxiliary palace for intended display. A breakage in the porcelain above the image of the four scholars is
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as it is referencing his essay on the lotus flower, "On Love of the Lotus". Accompanying this, four young attendants at the upper left of the scene seem to be brewing tea for the
Scholar Zhou and his companion. A large rock then separates these figures from an additional two, who can also be
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The surface of the vase is painted with blue cobalt and divided into horizontal sections, with a geometric broader decorating the lip. The visuals on the neck of the vase illustrate decorative clouds with white cranes flying amongst them, layered above the dark blue background. The crane is
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The height of the vase is 60.3 cm, with a rim diameter of 32.3cm and base of 20cm. With these large dimensions this vase was highly likely to be commissioned, its large scale would have facilitated the use of the vase for formal or public display as opposed to personal use.
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Confucian Philosophy. Zhou personally investigates spirituality in relation to morality and politics. Additionally Zhou's study stems from what Thompson describes it as "Buddhist notions of equanimity and compassion".
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sits before them, in addition to two attendants a man and a woman standing nearby also holding instruments. The scholars are drinking wine and sitting in front of folding screens on a covered table, implying the performance of a musical piece.
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suggested to be a result of a crumble during the firing process accounting for why the vase never reached the Palace in the South West. Instead the vase was said to be bought by a less-demanding owner before ending up in the
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was primarily produced, explaining the relationship between his work and his presence on the vase. Furthermore
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officials depicted an increasing number of images of the private retreat, communicating the academic and social values of self cultivation and position as literati. This was done through
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