Storia del vetro di Murano
Un regalo di vetri veneziani settecenteschi all'Imperatore della CinaXVIII Century Venetian glass as a gift for the Chinese Emperor
Nel 1720 una delegazione inviata a Pechino dal Papa Clemente XI portava molti regali all'Imperatore cinese . Erano oggetti scelti con molta cura in base ai suggerimenti dei missionari presenti in Cina e tra di essi c'erano molti vetri veneziani.
La loro descrizione permette di riconoscerne molti simili a quelli comprati nel 1708 - 09 da re Federico IV di Danimarca e conservati al castello di Rosenborg. Tra di essi, alcuni contenitori cilindrici dentro ai quali venivano riposte 7 o più caraffine cilindriche alte e strette e gli oggetti "graffiati", cioè a fili pettinati a festoni. Molti oggetti erano in filigrana bianca o colorata.
In 1720 a delegation sent to Beijing by Pope Clement XI brought several gifts to the Emperor of China. These objects were selected with care following the suggestions of some Italian missionaries living in China. The majority of them were made of Venetian glass. Their description suggest that many of these objects were similar to these bought by King Frederick IV of Denmark in 1708-1709 which are preserved at the Rosenberg Castle. Among these there were some "scratched" objects with fine stripes and some cylindrical vessels containing seven or more tall and narrow cylindrical carafes. A lot of objects were made of filigree glass in white and other colours.
Paolo Zecchin Via Cappuccina 13 Mestre Venezia
XVIII Century Venetian glass as a gift for the Chinese Emperor
In 1720 a delegation sent to Beijing by Pope Clement XI brought several gifts to the Emperor of China. These objects were selected with care following the suggestions of some Italian missionaries living in China. The majority of them were made of Venetian glass. Their description suggest that many of these objects were similar to these bought by King Frederick IV of Denmark in 1708-1709 which are preserved at the Rosenberg Castle. Among these there were some "scratched" objects with fine stripes and some cylindrical vessels containing seven or more tall and narrow cylindrical carafes. A lot of objects were made of filigree glass in white and other colours.
Paolo Zecchin Via Cappuccina 13 Mestre Venezia