Figure 1 Gilded teapot, China, 1662– 1690. Porcelain. H.
6". The vessel is fitted with European silver mounts. (Courtesy, J.
Paul Getty Museum; acc. no. 2001.76.) Figure 2 Detail of the teapot illustrated in fig. 1, showing traces of gilding protected by the teapot’s silver mounts. (Photo, Lisa Ellis.) Figure 3 Digital reconstruction of a gilded area on the teapot illustrated in fig. 1. |