Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1600-1644 (circa)
Materials:porcelain, brass, wood, mineral,
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:kirin landscape reading/writing
Dimensions:Diameter: 17 centimetres Height: 20 centimetres (with lid)
Description:
Four-sided porcelain wine pot with underglaze blue, brass handle and a wood and crystal cover.
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Comments:This four-sided porcelain wine pot has indented corners, a low square neck and foot ring and an upright spout with curved tip. It is decorated in dark and pale blue with figures. The designs are probably copied from an illustrated printed version of the ‘San Guo Zhi Yan Yi’ [Romance of the Three Kingdoms] attributed to Luo Guanzhong (c.1330-1400), of which the earliest extant edition dates to 1522. These scenes are summed up by this verse from the novel:>.The first scene shows a man, Wang Yun, who was a senior councillor of the Han court, reading a letter; a singing girl, Diaochan, is looking on behind. Wang Yun used Diaochan in a plot against Dong Zhuo by first promising her in marriage to Lui Bu and then offering her to Dong Zhuo, thus driving Lu Bu to kill Dong Zhuo. The same figures of Wang Yun carrying a fan and Diaochan carrying a basket are seen on either side of the spout. In the next scene Diaochan is shown with a fan eating snacks and drinking wine with a male companion, probably Dong Zhuo who was preparing to seize the throne. She is attended by a servant holding a wine pot. In the final scene Diaochan is shown peeping out from behind a free-standing screen to look at a warrior, Lu Bu, adopted son of Dong Zhuo and suitor to Diaochan, carrying a pike staff. Around the base of the spout is the head of a ‘qilin’ and framing the figural panels are petal-shaped panels with a lotus and diaper design. The square handles are made of thin brass and the square lid, a replacement for a porcelain original, is made of hard wood and has a crystal knob; it was probably made in the nineteenth century but before 1876 when it was given to the Museum. Harrison-Hall 2001:A similar wine pot with an intact lid, recorded in the Burghley House inventory of 1690, survives at Burghley House.
Materials:porcelain, brass, wood, mineral,
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:kirin landscape reading/writing
Dimensions:Diameter: 17 centimetres Height: 20 centimetres (with lid)
Description:
Four-sided porcelain wine pot with underglaze blue, brass handle and a wood and crystal cover.
IMG
Comments:This four-sided porcelain wine pot has indented corners, a low square neck and foot ring and an upright spout with curved tip. It is decorated in dark and pale blue with figures. The designs are probably copied from an illustrated printed version of the ‘San Guo Zhi Yan Yi’ [Romance of the Three Kingdoms] attributed to Luo Guanzhong (c.1330-1400), of which the earliest extant edition dates to 1522. These scenes are summed up by this verse from the novel:>.The first scene shows a man, Wang Yun, who was a senior councillor of the Han court, reading a letter; a singing girl, Diaochan, is looking on behind. Wang Yun used Diaochan in a plot against Dong Zhuo by first promising her in marriage to Lui Bu and then offering her to Dong Zhuo, thus driving Lu Bu to kill Dong Zhuo. The same figures of Wang Yun carrying a fan and Diaochan carrying a basket are seen on either side of the spout. In the next scene Diaochan is shown with a fan eating snacks and drinking wine with a male companion, probably Dong Zhuo who was preparing to seize the throne. She is attended by a servant holding a wine pot. In the final scene Diaochan is shown peeping out from behind a free-standing screen to look at a warrior, Lu Bu, adopted son of Dong Zhuo and suitor to Diaochan, carrying a pike staff. Around the base of the spout is the head of a ‘qilin’ and framing the figural panels are petal-shaped panels with a lotus and diaper design. The square handles are made of thin brass and the square lid, a replacement for a porcelain original, is made of hard wood and has a crystal knob; it was probably made in the nineteenth century but before 1876 when it was given to the Museum. Harrison-Hall 2001:A similar wine pot with an intact lid, recorded in the Burghley House inventory of 1690, survives at Burghley House.
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