Vase

Monochrome – white.
Vase of bottle shape with high spreading foot, slightly spreading neck and short vertical lip; from monster heads on neck issue two annular handles from which hang free-moving rings.
Body: buff stoneware, thinly potted.
Glaze: creamy white with some late crackle; lip and most of inside of foot raw.
Decoration: incised in clay under glaze; two dragons, two phoenixes, leaf, flower and scroll patterns.

Wood stand, not previously recorded.

Historical period(s)
Qing dynasty, early 18th century
Medium
Porcelain with clear colorless glaze
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Dimensions
H x Diam: 18.5 × 8.5 cm (7 5/16 × 3 3/8 in)
Geography
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1948.2a-c
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Vase

Keywords
China, Jingdezhen ware, porcelain, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Monochrome - white.
Vase of bottle shape with high spreading foot, slightly spreading neck and short vertical lip; from monster heads on neck issue two annular handles from which hang free-moving rings.
Body: buff stoneware, thinly potted.
Glaze: creamy white with some late crackle; lip and most of inside of foot raw.
Decoration: incised in clay under glaze; two dragons, two phoenixes, leaf, flower and scroll patterns.

Wood stand, not previously recorded.

Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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