Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1600-1620 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:flower lotus
Dimensions:Height: 25.20 centimetres
Description:
Four-sided porcelain bottle with underglaze blue decoration. This square-cross-section bottle has domed shoulders and a narrow cylindrical ridged neck. The base is flat and unglazed. The designs on the body are opposite pairs of flowering lotus growing on the bank of a pond and camellia growing on the edge of a cliff. On the shoulder are further camellias and flying insects.
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![图片[1]-bottle BM-1928-0718.6-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00265024_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-bottle BM-1928-0718.6-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00299137_001.jpg)
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:The form of the square bottle is modelled on that of European glass ware. Such bottles were originally made to store alcohol on long sea voyages where their square shape made them easy to stow and less likely to break. Ridging around the neck imitates the scoring for a screw top. However, although the form of the bottle is entirely European, the decoration is strictly confined to the Chinese repertoire. Minor loss of glaze to the edges of the bottle is typical of Wanli blue-and-white ‘kraak’-type wares.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:flower lotus
Dimensions:Height: 25.20 centimetres
Description:
Four-sided porcelain bottle with underglaze blue decoration. This square-cross-section bottle has domed shoulders and a narrow cylindrical ridged neck. The base is flat and unglazed. The designs on the body are opposite pairs of flowering lotus growing on the bank of a pond and camellia growing on the edge of a cliff. On the shoulder are further camellias and flying insects.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:The form of the square bottle is modelled on that of European glass ware. Such bottles were originally made to store alcohol on long sea voyages where their square shape made them easy to stow and less likely to break. Ridging around the neck imitates the scoring for a screw top. However, although the form of the bottle is entirely European, the decoration is strictly confined to the Chinese repertoire. Minor loss of glaze to the edges of the bottle is typical of Wanli blue-and-white ‘kraak’-type wares.
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