Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1573-1620 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, relief-moulded, underglazed,
Subjects:mammal bird
Dimensions:Height: 41.70 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain bottle with moulded tiger-head handles and underglaze blue decoration. This heavily potted vase has a pear-shaped body and garlic-bulb-shaped mouth and stands on a splayed foot ring. On either side are handles in the form of relief-moulded tiger heads. A design of a peacock among flowering and fruiting plants appears on both faces of the bottle. The tiger heads are painted blue and are marked with the character 王 ‘wang’ [king]. Each lobe around the mouth is ornamented with a ‘ruyi’ head cloud. A band of lappets encircles the base, alternating a white feather motif on a blue ground with a geometric pattern, and a border of flames encircles the foot.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:This vase is modelled on a bronze vessel. Garlic-mouthed bronze vessels were initially made in the Qin dynasty but were later reworked. An example in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, has this type of mouth, but has side handles with rings.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, relief-moulded, underglazed,
Subjects:mammal bird
Dimensions:Height: 41.70 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain bottle with moulded tiger-head handles and underglaze blue decoration. This heavily potted vase has a pear-shaped body and garlic-bulb-shaped mouth and stands on a splayed foot ring. On either side are handles in the form of relief-moulded tiger heads. A design of a peacock among flowering and fruiting plants appears on both faces of the bottle. The tiger heads are painted blue and are marked with the character 王 ‘wang’ [king]. Each lobe around the mouth is ornamented with a ‘ruyi’ head cloud. A band of lappets encircles the base, alternating a white feather motif on a blue ground with a geometric pattern, and a border of flames encircles the foot.
IMG
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:This vase is modelled on a bronze vessel. Garlic-mouthed bronze vessels were initially made in the Qin dynasty but were later reworked. An example in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, has this type of mouth, but has side handles with rings.
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