Fishbowl Vase
C103A
From: China | Canton
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | C103A |
| 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 | Iris | Pond | Birds |
| Description | Large pottery plant jar. Wide aperatured oviform shape with thick rounded upper rim. Massive guanyao pottery of the Yuan Dynasty. The exterior with malachite green ground is embellished with lotus and iris plants, bearling large blossoms and leafage. Details of the design are slightly raised and picked out in purple, turquoise blue, tinged with white, yellow and mauve tones. A wave pattern surrounds the base to represent a pond, picked out in kindred colors. Flying birds and butterflies are introduced above the lotus flowers under the purple rim. |
| Height | 64.77 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 96.52 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Duveen Brothers, 1915 |
| Other Number | 1521 - Morgan Collection Number | Getz 332 - Other Number |
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