Pottery and porcelain of all times and nations : with tables of factory and artists' marks for the use of collectors (1878)
Prime, William Cowper, 1825-1905 · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 239
od Khien-long—1136-95.) These are porcelains of the imperial factory, made under the direction ofThang-ing, an officer attached to the Department of Interior Affairs (that is, affairsof the imperial palace). Thang-kong established himself in the manufacture in thesixth year of Song-tching (1727).… … CHINA. 235 of Iloai. In the eighth year (1743) he was sent to Khieou-kiang to oversee theoperations of the customs. These two together directed the porcelain works.Thang-kong knew thoroughly the nature of earths or clays, and the different kindsof fire. He introduced great care in the choice of…
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