Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1522-1566 (circa)
Materials:porcelain, brass,
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:bird lotus
Dimensions:Diameter: 16 centimetres (maximum) Height: 30 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain ewer with underglaze blue decoration and brass mounts. This ewer has a flattened pear-shaped body with a tear-shaped panel in relief on either side, a flared foot with stepped edge, cut-down neck, straight spout with curving tip and a strut with curled ends. The handle, tip of the spout, neck and cover have been replaced with brass mounts. It is decorated in underglaze blue in one tear-shaped panel with three cranes in a lotus pond, and in the other tear-shaped panel with a pair of mandarin ducks. In between are auspicious symbols including coins, ‘wan’ [all-encompassing good emblem in ths shape of the esvastika], rhinoceros horns, a lozenge, ‘ruyi’ and flowers. A plantain-leaf border surrounds the neck. The base bears an apocryphal four- character Xuande mark in a double square.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:It is possible to date this ewer by stylistic comparison to a datable porcelain. The motifs of cranes and lotus ponds, the weak underglaze blue and the apocryphal four-character Xuande mark in a double square are all features of a hexagonal jar excavated at Taizhou from the tomb of Liu Xiang (1495-1541) and of his wife Mme Qiu (1496-1558). The jar was one of only two ceramics included in the burial, which otherwise is renowned for its textiles, and male and female clothing. The domed brass cover and tip of the spout together with the brass handle were probably all applied in Turkey rather than Mughal India.
Materials:porcelain, brass,
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:bird lotus
Dimensions:Diameter: 16 centimetres (maximum) Height: 30 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain ewer with underglaze blue decoration and brass mounts. This ewer has a flattened pear-shaped body with a tear-shaped panel in relief on either side, a flared foot with stepped edge, cut-down neck, straight spout with curving tip and a strut with curled ends. The handle, tip of the spout, neck and cover have been replaced with brass mounts. It is decorated in underglaze blue in one tear-shaped panel with three cranes in a lotus pond, and in the other tear-shaped panel with a pair of mandarin ducks. In between are auspicious symbols including coins, ‘wan’ [all-encompassing good emblem in ths shape of the esvastika], rhinoceros horns, a lozenge, ‘ruyi’ and flowers. A plantain-leaf border surrounds the neck. The base bears an apocryphal four- character Xuande mark in a double square.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:It is possible to date this ewer by stylistic comparison to a datable porcelain. The motifs of cranes and lotus ponds, the weak underglaze blue and the apocryphal four-character Xuande mark in a double square are all features of a hexagonal jar excavated at Taizhou from the tomb of Liu Xiang (1495-1541) and of his wife Mme Qiu (1496-1558). The jar was one of only two ceramics included in the burial, which otherwise is renowned for its textiles, and male and female clothing. The domed brass cover and tip of the spout together with the brass handle were probably all applied in Turkey rather than Mughal India.
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