Ge Mingxiang (1736–1795) () was a Chinese potter born in Dingshan,
Yixing
Yixing () is a county-level city administered under the prefecture-level city of Wuxi in southern Jiangsu province, China, and is part of the Yangtze Delta, Yangtze River Delta. The city is known for its traditional Yixing ware, Yixing clay ware t ...
and active during the
Qianlong period.
Works by him and his brother Ge Yuanxiang () were classified as
Yixing ware
Yixing clay ( zh, s=宜兴泥, t=宜興泥, p=Yíxīng ní, w=I-Hsing ni) is a type of clay from the region near the city of Yixing in Jiangsu Province, China, used in Chinese pottery since the Song dynasty (960–1279) when Yixing clay was fi ...
.
The two brothers also made Yijun ware (imitations of
Jun glaze) with mottled blue and green glazes (often referred to as "robins egg glaze"). Their work often took an egg-shaped or
baluster form.
Their work was well received both domestically and overseas, especially in Japan.
Later generations continued to use the seal of the two brothers through the early 20th century.
Museum holdings
Their work is held by several institutions, including:
* Philadelphia Museum of Art, Accession no.1904-629
* Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession no. 810-1883
* Art Gallery of New South Wales, Accession no. EC4.1966
* British Museum, Accession no. 1938,0524.76
* Musée Cernuschi, Accession no. M.C. 2878
* Xiamen Overseas Chinese Museum
* Anhui Museum
References
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External links
Seal used by Ge Mingxiang
Potters
Chinese artists
18th-century Chinese artists
Qing dynasty artists