Pomegranate-form Teapot with Landscapes
CultureChinese
DecoratedEurope
OriginPutian, Dehua county, Fujian, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Dateca.1700; decorated in Europe, ca.1730
MediumPorcelain, lead glaze, and enamel.
DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 8.3 x 12.7 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 5 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Dutch 'Hausmaler' decorated Chinese teapot and matching Dutch Delft cover. The lobed melon-shaped pot is painted in two panels with European figures, buildings and lakes surrounded by mountains. It is reserved on a rouge-de-fer cell diaper ground with peony and prunus blossom in yellow, blue and red, with a loop handle that has a leafy twig terminal.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.821.1-.2
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese Porcelain - HausmalereiCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Orazio Fontana
ca.1560
Object number: G83.1.402
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1720; decorated in the Netherlands, ca.1740
Object number: G83.1.820.1-2
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
ca.1730-1735
Object number: G83.1.1235.1,2,3-4
Artist / Maker: Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1745
Object number: G08.7.12.1a-b&.2a-b
Artist / Maker: St. James Factory
ca.1752; replacement stopper ca.1751-1754
Object number: G83.1.1052.1-.2
ca.1700; decorated in the Netherlands ca.1700-1720
Object number: G83.1.813.1-2
Artist / Maker: John Simpson
ca.1700-1715
Object number: G83.1.555
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1730-1735; decorated in Bayreuth, ca.1745
Object number: G83.1.834.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1740
Object number: G83.1.593.1-2