The craft atlas

Objects

Study records that show which views, measurements and provenance an object needs before a claim can be made.

  1. 青花瓷瓶 · qīnghuā cípíng

    Blue-and-white porcelain vase

    A blue-and-white porcelain vase is a vessel whose cobalt decoration sits beneath a transparent glaze on a vitrified ceramic body.

  2. 掐丝珐琅盒 · qiāsī fàláng hé

    Cloisonné enamel box

    A cloisonné box is a lidded metal container whose wire cells hold fired enamel across the exterior surface.

  3. 丝绣片 · sīxiù piàn

    Silk embroidered panel

    A silk embroidered panel is a textile ground carrying a stitched image or pattern, read through both its face and reverse.

  4. 漆盒 · qīhé

    Layered lacquer box

    A lacquer box is a lidded container whose substrate and built surface must be documented separately.