Vase
1700-10 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Porcelain objects with powder-blue glaze were amongst the most popular items produced at the Jingdezhen kilns in south-east China for export. This type of glaze was called chuiqing or 'blown blue' in China, and known as bleu soufflé or fouetté in Europe. The name derives from the particular technique required to apply the glaze on the surface: the powdered cobalt was blown through a bamboo cane, which had a fine gauze at one of the extremities, on the unglazed porcelain.
Objects with powder-blue glaze were produced since the late 17th century, and by the early 18th century fine gilded decorations of flowers, landscapes and symbolic motifs were added on the surface. They were particularly favoured in the Middle East but also widely exported in Europe, where they were used as tableware in the residences of aristocrats and wealthy people, or exhibited on the walls and in the niches of the so-called 'porcelain rooms'.
Objects with powder-blue glaze were produced since the late 17th century, and by the early 18th century fine gilded decorations of flowers, landscapes and symbolic motifs were added on the surface. They were particularly favoured in the Middle East but also widely exported in Europe, where they were used as tableware in the residences of aristocrats and wealthy people, or exhibited on the walls and in the niches of the so-called 'porcelain rooms'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Porcelain vase painted in underglaze blue, Jingdezhen, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Pear-shaped porcelain vase with splayed foot, long neck with convex band. Powdered-blue ground with three ogival panels reserved in white, containing furniture of the scholar's table painted in underglaze blue. The convex band round the neck has three smaller panels containing incense burners. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Mark of a double circle in blue |
| Gallery label | Bottle
China, Jingdezhen, 1700–10
Museum no. C.538-1910. Salting Bequest(September 2009) |
| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Porcelain objects with powder-blue glaze were amongst the most popular items produced at the Jingdezhen kilns in south-east China for export. This type of glaze was called chuiqing or 'blown blue' in China, and known as bleu soufflé or fouetté in Europe. The name derives from the particular technique required to apply the glaze on the surface: the powdered cobalt was blown through a bamboo cane, which had a fine gauze at one of the extremities, on the unglazed porcelain. Objects with powder-blue glaze were produced since the late 17th century, and by the early 18th century fine gilded decorations of flowers, landscapes and symbolic motifs were added on the surface. They were particularly favoured in the Middle East but also widely exported in Europe, where they were used as tableware in the residences of aristocrats and wealthy people, or exhibited on the walls and in the niches of the so-called 'porcelain rooms'. |
| Other number | Loan no. 2699 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.538-1910 |
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| Record created | December 15, 2008 |
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