temple-vase BM-PDF.680

Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1488-1505 (Dated 1496?)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:underglazed

Dimensions:Height: 626 millimetres

Description:
Porcelain temple-vase of bronze form with long neck, thick mouth rim, and two animal mask handles on the neck. There is a band of rocks and waves in underglaze cobalt blue rising from the base, a band of scrolling lotus leaves around the body, and a wide band with two cloud collars filled with flowers at the shoulder, below a band of plantain leaves. There is an inscription around the mouth rim.
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Comments:Published PDF date : Ming Hongzhi 1488-1505 Room 95 label text:PDF 680Temple vase with dated inscriptionThis vase is modelled on a bronze form with elephant head side handles. Around the body it is decorated with lotus scroll and there is an inscription around the neck which can be translated: ‘The faithful disciple Chen Biao, of the Chen family in Liren village in the Fouxian district of Raozhou prefecture in the province of Jiangxi, rejoices to send a set of three vessels, an incense burner and [two] vases, as an offering to the Guanwang Temple of Shuntian Prefecture in Beijing, in prayer for the support and protection of the whole family, that they may have peace and prosperity, and that their business affairs may flourish. Made on an auspicious day [the twentieth] in the fifth month [which corresponds to June] of the ninth year of the Hongzhi period [AD 1496] by the disciple Chen Cun’er.’Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue decorationJingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮Ming dynasty, Hongzhi period, dated equivalent to AD 1496 PDF 680紀年銘文廟供瓶此瓶仿青銅器造型，帶象首形耳。環繞器身裝飾纏枝蓮紋，頸部有銘文，意為：江西省饒州府浮（梁）縣里仁村程氏宗族忠實的信徒程彪，欣喜地向北京順天府關王廟進奉了一套三件器皿，包括一隻香爐及兩隻瓶子，祈求保佑全家平安成功，生意繁榮昌盛。信徒程存二製作于弘治九年（1496年）五月（應為西曆六月）吉日（二十日）。瓷器，青花江西省景德鎮明代，弘治，紀年為1496年