Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1573-1620 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:mythical figure/creature kirin fruit
Dimensions:Diameter: 17 centimetres Height: 33.80 centimetres
Description:
Hexagonal porcelain bottle with underglaze blue decoration. This bottle is pear-shaped with six sides and a hexagonal foot and was probably modelled on a metal-work prototype. Each face is painted in a vivid cobalt blue with a bracket-lobed cartouche enclosing a fabulous beast. These are, clockwise: a horse, lion, leopard, ‘qilin’ with spots, ‘qilin’ with scales, and another ‘qilin’ with spots. The remainder of the body is covered with an inverted-Y diaper pattern in white on a blue ground, with a border of ‘ruyi’ heads above and formal ornament below. The neck is decorated with feather panels and plantain leaves, the foot with key-fret. On the base is a square seal mark with four characters 富 贵 佳 器 ‘Fu gui jia qi’ [Fine vessel for the rich and honourable].
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Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:mythical figure/creature kirin fruit
Dimensions:Diameter: 17 centimetres Height: 33.80 centimetres
Description:
Hexagonal porcelain bottle with underglaze blue decoration. This bottle is pear-shaped with six sides and a hexagonal foot and was probably modelled on a metal-work prototype. Each face is painted in a vivid cobalt blue with a bracket-lobed cartouche enclosing a fabulous beast. These are, clockwise: a horse, lion, leopard, ‘qilin’ with spots, ‘qilin’ with scales, and another ‘qilin’ with spots. The remainder of the body is covered with an inverted-Y diaper pattern in white on a blue ground, with a border of ‘ruyi’ heads above and formal ornament below. The neck is decorated with feather panels and plantain leaves, the foot with key-fret. On the base is a square seal mark with four characters 富 贵 佳 器 ‘Fu gui jia qi’ [Fine vessel for the rich and honourable].
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