Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1628-1644 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, incised, underglazed,
Subjects:bird phoenix bamboo insect,flower
Dimensions:Height: 45.90 centimetres
Description:
‘Rolwagen’ porcelain vase with underglaze blue and incised decoration. This cylindrical ‘rolwagen’ vase has straight sides and a short waisted neck which flares out at the mouth. Its base is unglazed and slightly depressed in the centre. Outside it is painted in vibrant blue with, on one side, a phoenix standing on a rocky outcrop, surrounded by bamboo and with two further birds flying overhead and with insects in pairs. On the other side is a flowering tree peony. It is incised with a band of waves around the foot and a band of flowers around the neck.
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![图片[1]-vase(rolwagen) BM-Franks.1673-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00065827_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-vase(rolwagen) BM-Franks.1673-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00254079_001.jpg)
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:’Rolwagen’ is a Dutch term for a cylindrical vase. These were first made in China in the mid seventeenth century. Heavily potted and painted with violet-blue cobalt, this is a typical product made for export in the late Chongzhen era.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, incised, underglazed,
Subjects:bird phoenix bamboo insect,flower
Dimensions:Height: 45.90 centimetres
Description:
‘Rolwagen’ porcelain vase with underglaze blue and incised decoration. This cylindrical ‘rolwagen’ vase has straight sides and a short waisted neck which flares out at the mouth. Its base is unglazed and slightly depressed in the centre. Outside it is painted in vibrant blue with, on one side, a phoenix standing on a rocky outcrop, surrounded by bamboo and with two further birds flying overhead and with insects in pairs. On the other side is a flowering tree peony. It is incised with a band of waves around the foot and a band of flowers around the neck.
IMG
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:’Rolwagen’ is a Dutch term for a cylindrical vase. These were first made in China in the mid seventeenth century. Heavily potted and painted with violet-blue cobalt, this is a typical product made for export in the late Chongzhen era.
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