National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, 1875
Revolving vases. A set of two vases, an inner and outer one in the same piece involves a method by which the neck or body is designed so that one of the two vases can spin, hence the term 'revolving vase'. Using the hand to find the mechanism by which to make to rotate. "revolving vases" also often make use of both openwork and interlocking techniques. "Openwork" refers to the method of carving away holes in the surface, while 'interlocking" is the techniques by which the upper and lower parts are joined but not adhered together, but nor are they individual pieces making up separate units, this display features porcelain with outer level openwork allowing for an interesting view of the pattern on the inner vase. Furthermore, the ruyi-cloud pattern formed by the cross-section of the vessel body allows one to realise the special quality of interlocking decoration.
National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, 1875
Revolving vases. A set of two vases, an inner and outer one in the same piece involves a method by which the neck or body is designed so that one of the two vases can spin, hence the term 'revolving vase'. Using the hand to find the mechanism by which to make to rotate. "revolving vases" also often make use of both openwork and interlocking techniques. "Openwork" refers to the method of carving away holes in the surface, while 'interlocking" is the techniques by which the upper and lower parts are joined but not adhered together, but nor are they individual pieces making up separate units, this display features porcelain with outer level openwork allowing for an interesting view of the pattern on the inner vase. Furthermore, the ruyi-cloud pattern formed by the cross-section of the vessel body allows one to realise the special quality of interlocking decoration.