Object Number | 88-10-9A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Qing Dynasty | Kangxi |
Date Made | Kangxi |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Porcelain | Glaze |
Technique | Fired | Glazed |
Iconography | Lady | Season | Music | Chess | Books | Paintings |
Description | Round cylinder form with short stem neck with expanded mouth. Powder blue background with overall gilt floral decoration. Four white reserves, each one depicts a beautiful lady representing a different season of the year. Neck with fan shaped white reserves show various water scenes. Shoulder has four medallions showing the most important articles to a scholar: music, chess, books and paintings. White glazed interior. Unglazed foot rim. |
Height | 25.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 6.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Robert C. Alexander, 1988 |
Other Number | 292 - Other Number | 36A - Other Number |
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