Bottle
1651-1700 (made)
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Pear-shaped bottle with long neck and splayed foot, the former painted with a floral spray and a grasshopper in underglaze blue, and a geometrical border below the rim. The lower part of the body is decorated with celadon glaze and a brown band. The mark Biyun Tang zhi (made for the Hall of Green Clouds) written in underglaze blue is on the base.
To paint in underglaze blue against a celadon ground is a common decorative scheme of the Kangxi period. However to have one part of the vessel painted in underglaze blue and another part covered with celadon glaze is a scheme more associated with wares made for the Middle East market. The shape is also closely related to the rose water sprinkler commonly found in Islamic countries. One explanation is that Biyun Tang was the name of the kiln that made the bottle.
To paint in underglaze blue against a celadon ground is a common decorative scheme of the Kangxi period. However to have one part of the vessel painted in underglaze blue and another part covered with celadon glaze is a scheme more associated with wares made for the Middle East market. The shape is also closely related to the rose water sprinkler commonly found in Islamic countries. One explanation is that Biyun Tang was the name of the kiln that made the bottle.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, with green and brown glaze |
| Brief description | Cer, China, Qing, blue and white and BROWN |
| Physical description | Pear-shaped bottle with long neck and splayed foot, the former painted with a floral spray and a grasshopper in underglaze blue, and a geometrical border below the rim. The lower part of the body is decorated with celadon glaze and a brown band. The mark Biyun Tang zhi (made for the Hall of Green Clouds) written in underglaze blue is on the base. To paint in underglaze blue against a celadon ground is a common decorative scheme of the Kangxi period. However to have one part of the vessel painted in underglaze blue and another part covered with celadon glaze is a scheme more associated with wares made for the Middle East market. The shape is also closely related to the rose water sprinkler commonly found in Islamic countries. One explanation is that Biyun Tang was the name of the kiln that made the bottle. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The mark Biyun Tang zhi (made for the Hall of Green Clouds) written in underglaze blue is on the base. |
| Object history | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology (Jermyn Street, London), accessioned in 1901. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Wilson, Ming, Rare marks on Chinese ceramics, London : Published by the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1998
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4770-1901 |
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| Record created | February 8, 2000 |
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