Stem cup or Butter lamp with Tibetan script
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Dateca.1736-1795
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 9.6 x 9.2 cm (3 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.)
MarkingsSix character seal mark written in a line, 'Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi' (Made in the Qianlong reign of the great Qing dynasty)
DescriptionChinese porcelain stem cup or butter lamp, blue and white, shaped with flared rim raised on an inverted trumpet shaped knopped pedestal base. The interior is painted with eight point floral medallion, and the exterior frieze is of lanca characters. It has a pedastal knop flanked by a band of demi-florettes and ruyi and interlinked beaded tassels.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.95
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Nayarit artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.43.1 - 2
Artist / Maker: Giacomo Mancini
ca.1530-1560 or later
Object number: G83.1.339
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1728-1730
Object number: G83.1.605a-b
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1755
Object number: G83.1.978
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1730
Object number: G83.1.601.1a-b -2 a-b
