Fishbowl Vase
C102A
From: China | Canton
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | C102A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China | Canton |
Period | Yuan Dynasty (uncertain) | Ming Dynasty (uncertain) |
Date Made | Yuan Dynasty - 15th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Clay | Glaze |
Technique | Kuang-yao |
Iconography | Lotus | Birds | Iris |
Description | Large pottery plant jar. Wide apertured oviform shape with thick rounded upper rim. Large guanyao pottery of the Yuan Dynasty. The exterior body is coated in a dark clouded manganese purple glaze, while the rim shows a turquoise blue color with mottling. The embellishment, which is molded in slight relief, presenting lotus plants growing in a shallow water (as indicated by a green wave pattern at the base), is variously glazed in lapis and turquoise blue together with dashes of white. The design includes leafage and lotus seed pods, together with flying birds. |
Height | 64.77 cm |
Outside Diameter | 96.52 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Duveen Brothers, 1915 |
Other Number | 1114 - Morgan Collection Number | Getz 330 - Other Number |
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