Vase

88-10-3A

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 88-10-3A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty | Kangxi
Date Made Kangxi
Section Asian
Materials Ceramic
Inscription Language Chinese Language
Description

Three color (yellow, green and aubergine) quadrangular shaped Hawthorne vase. Sloped shoulder and high round flared lip. Edges of shoulders and quadrangular body outlined in white. Design of flowering prunus tree in full blossom with birds. Design repeated on sloped shoulders and neck. Interior glaze white with green tinge. Famille noire (black) background has matte finish. Ming Cheng Hua apocryphal mark. Wooden stand.

Height 50.5 cm
Width 15 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Robert C. Alexander, 1988
Other Number 284 - Other Number | 521 - Other Number

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