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Microscopic analysis of overglaze green pigment on Chinese famille rose porcelain from the Imperial Palace
Author(s) -
Li Yuanqiu,
Sciau Philippe,
Zhu Jian,
Ji Luoyuan,
Shan Yingying,
Song Guoding
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
microscopy research and technique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1097-0029
pISSN - 1059-910X
DOI - 10.1002/jemt.23669
Subject(s) - pigment , rose (mathematics) , art , raman spectroscopy , materials science , chemistry , visual arts , optics , horticulture , biology , physics
Famille rose porcelain made in the imperial workshop was one of the symbols of the highest manufacturing techniques in ancient China. It was very precious and only owned by the royals for a long time. Because of its complex making technology, overglaze green pigment painted on famille rose porcelain shows many variations. In this work, selected porcelain shards that were excavated at the Forbidden City were analyzed by using microscopy observation, micro‐Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X‐ray spectrometer to obtain a deep understanding of overglaze green pigment technique on famille rose porcelain. The results revealed that four types of green pigment are used in the selected samples. With different recipes and combinative ways on green pigment and opaque white pigment, craftsmen can choose the using method of pigment to get the effect they want.