Album de 24 scènes illustrant la fabrication de la porcelaine Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIIIE-XIXE siècle

encre et pigments sur soie, comprenant 24 planches illustrant la fabrication de la porcelaine dans les fours impériaux, signature sur la première page Jiao Bingzhen gonghua (respectueusement peint par Jiao Bingzhen), les pages de garde parsemées de paillettes d'or, couvertures en soie brochée

Each painting is mounted on cardboard pages joined as a leporello album, each page of the album is mounted on pale blue silk. The inside covers at the back and front are covered with gold-flecked paper, the back and front cover with silk which is worn in places, particularly around the edges, and there are some soiling to the silk and cardboard. The illustrations are fresh in colour. Most of the illustrations show scattered holes to the silk and some insect damage. Some illustrations bear some light staining, others show larger stains. There is also some light staining to some illustrations and some light scratching in some areas. Where the pages are joined on the inside, the cardboard shows traces of light wear, some gaps and some folds around the corners. The pale blue silk is slightly faded around the edges. Overall, the colours of all illustrations are less yellow than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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A number of series depicting porcelain and silk production are known, some signed Jiao Bingzhen (active 1689-1726). Compare an album on silk production, offered in our 20th March 2013, lot 476.