Object class: Motifs / Donor: Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr. / Function: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Motifs Donor Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr. Function 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings

Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 9-16553, described as Box; lid covered with multicolored silk thread embroidery on silk, padded. The rest of box covered with silk cloth. Embroidery depicts dragons, blossoms, clouds, waves and mountains. Interior lined with silk. h. 6.25 x w. 22.0 x l. 25.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Candlesticks and holder, accession number 9-16541a-d, described as Candlesticks (a-b), multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. The two candlesticks have dragon motifs with scroll patterned background. Candlesticks rest on two wood stands (c-d). Cast brass with enamel. China unspecified. Decorative; to hold candles.. (19th C.). A. h. 20.5 cm, diam. 9.5 cm. B. h. 20.5 cm, diam 13.0 cm. C. h. 4.0 cm, diam. 13.0 cm. D. 4.1 cm, diam, 13.0cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, dragon, enamel on metal, accession number 9-17862, described as figurine, standing mythological creature, cloisonne on brass. Deer’s body; turquoise enamel with dark blue accents and stylized fish scale wire diaper. Gilded: horse’s hooves, flaring ox tail, mane and horns. Dragon-like head; dark green quadrefoil diaper on a cobalt ground. Maker’s mark on underbelly: “Period Made Chien-Lung” (in Chinese)

Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 9-17856, described as Floor lamp, electrified champleve on bronze. Pagoda-like lantern with hinged door and six bells hanging from eaves. Long neck with multiple tiers of alternating bulbous and cylindrical forms of varying dimensions. Bulbous base with flat flaring bottom. lantern decoration includes white, red, green chrysanthemum champleve enamels surrounded by open scroll metal work. Neck and base decoration includes bands and stiff leaves panels of champleve enamels t' ao-t' eh masks and chrysanthemums with leaf scrolls motifs, predominate black, red, white, dark blue, green, and turquoise ground; also bands of low relief carvings boxed spirals and archaic dragons with thunder clouds motif. Undercorated areas finished with dark lacquer. Height 1.70.5 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Pot w/ 2 handles, enamel on metal, accession number 9-14561, described as Vase, bronze, urn shaped with two opposing ch'i-lin headed handles attached at neck. Decorated with three bands of champleve enamels: mid-neck, neck base, upper body. Mid neck motifs include thunder clouds and archaic dragons. Body band, continuous flower and leaf motif. Predominate colors: cobalt blue, white, red, black, green; on turquoise grounds. Undecorated portions finished with antique-looking, dark lacquer. 30 cm h. bronze, glass enamel, lacquer. Casting champleve. Chu, Arthur and Grace; 1975, Oriental Cloisonne and Other Enamels: A Guide to Collecting and Repair; New york: Crown Publishers, Inc. 13-31