Teapot and Cover: A Handmade Stoneware from China - Historical and Cultural Analysis
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This research proposal analyzes a handmade stoneware teapot and cover from Yixing, China, dating to the Qing Dynasty-Republic period (ca. 1867-1923). The paper examines Chinese pottery mastery, the cultural significance of the artifact, and explores how Western influence impacted traditional Chinese artistic practices and cultural evolution.
What this research paper covers
- Introduction and object description - physical characteristics and historical dating of the teapot artifact
- Historical context - Qing Dynasty-Republic period and pottery's role in Chinese culture
- Research framework - analysis of Western-Chinese aesthetic interactions and modernization's impact on traditional pottery practices
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Teapot and Cover: A Handmade –Stoneware from China
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Teapot and Cover: A Handmade –Stoneware from China
In this proposal, analysis of Teapot and Cover, a stoneware art from China, is proposed. The art has a smooth surface, with a good design shape that resembles that of a metal teapot used in the modern century. It has a golden color with a curved handle and a cylindrical cover. The object is made from stone and has a nozzle perfectly situated in the opposite of the handle (ROM Online Collection). The art is believed to have been common in the period ca.1867 – 1923 AD. From a distance, the object attracts the eye with its shiny surface. It is an important art that tells the viewers of the Chinese mastery of pottery in the past centuries. It is, however, amazing how a potter would make the surface of clay object to shine like an object made from porcelain or glass.
Figure 1. Teapot and Cover – Works – ROM Online Collection. (1867). ROM Online Collection.
Teapot and Cover are situated in Yixing Zian, Jiangsu Province, China. It has a dimension of 6.8 x 18.3 x 13.4 centimeters (ROM Online Collection). According to the history behind it, it is believed to have existed in the Qing Dynasty-Republic. The object, therefore, marked the last period when China was ruled by a dynasty.