Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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Object Type
In China porcelain with designs painted in cobalt blue under the glaze first became popular during the 14th century. As on this gourd-shaped vase, motifs included figurative scenes from well-known novels and legends. The base of the vase bears the Qing dynasty reign mark of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722). Porcelains of the Kangxi period are renowned for their clear colours and painterly decoration. Medium-sized jars and bowls were typically decorated with garden scenes depicting scholars, women and children at leisure.
Time
During the 14th century cobalt was imported into China from the Middle East, especially Iran. By the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), however, methods of processing local Chinese cobalt ores had been developed. Blue and white porcelain was exported in large quantities to the Middle East and to a lesser extent to the West.
Materials & Making
The Jingdezhen kilns in Jiangxi Province have produced most of China's porcelain for more than a thousand years. Much of the production has been of blue and white wares. The cobalt blue pigment was painted directly onto the porcelain body, which was then covered with a clear glaze and fired to a temperature of between 1280 and 1350 degrees Celcius.
In China porcelain with designs painted in cobalt blue under the glaze first became popular during the 14th century. As on this gourd-shaped vase, motifs included figurative scenes from well-known novels and legends. The base of the vase bears the Qing dynasty reign mark of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722). Porcelains of the Kangxi period are renowned for their clear colours and painterly decoration. Medium-sized jars and bowls were typically decorated with garden scenes depicting scholars, women and children at leisure.
Time
During the 14th century cobalt was imported into China from the Middle East, especially Iran. By the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), however, methods of processing local Chinese cobalt ores had been developed. Blue and white porcelain was exported in large quantities to the Middle East and to a lesser extent to the West.
Materials & Making
The Jingdezhen kilns in Jiangxi Province have produced most of China's porcelain for more than a thousand years. Much of the production has been of blue and white wares. The cobalt blue pigment was painted directly onto the porcelain body, which was then covered with a clear glaze and fired to a temperature of between 1280 and 1350 degrees Celcius.
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Cer, China, Qing, blue and white |
| Physical description | Double-gourd shaped vase decorated in underglaze blue with ladies and small boys in a garden |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | Mark of a leaf in underglaze blue on the base |
| Gallery label | British Galleries:
CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 1662-1722 Kangxi reign period Many collectors admired Chinese blue and white porcelain. These pieces were owned by the artists James McNeill Whistler and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who began collecting in the 1860s. The most important dealer selling such porcelain was Murray Marks (1840-1918) whose business card showed a painting by Whistler of a blue and white jar.(27/03/2003) |
| 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. Although this porcelain vase came into the Museum through the George Salting Bequest in 191, it was formerly in the collection of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Made at the Jingdezhen kilns in Jiangxi Province, China |
| Production | Kangxi Period |
| Summary | Object Type In China porcelain with designs painted in cobalt blue under the glaze first became popular during the 14th century. As on this gourd-shaped vase, motifs included figurative scenes from well-known novels and legends. The base of the vase bears the Qing dynasty reign mark of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722). Porcelains of the Kangxi period are renowned for their clear colours and painterly decoration. Medium-sized jars and bowls were typically decorated with garden scenes depicting scholars, women and children at leisure. Time During the 14th century cobalt was imported into China from the Middle East, especially Iran. By the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), however, methods of processing local Chinese cobalt ores had been developed. Blue and white porcelain was exported in large quantities to the Middle East and to a lesser extent to the West. Materials & Making The Jingdezhen kilns in Jiangxi Province have produced most of China's porcelain for more than a thousand years. Much of the production has been of blue and white wares. The cobalt blue pigment was painted directly onto the porcelain body, which was then covered with a clear glaze and fired to a temperature of between 1280 and 1350 degrees Celcius. |
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| Accession number | C.935-1910 |
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| Record created | May 24, 2002 |
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