Foot Warmer or Scroll Weight
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911)
Date18th century or earlier
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 9.8 x 33 cm (3 7/8 x 13 in.)
Markings'Jin yu man tang' (Hall of gold and jade)
DescriptionChinese porcelain foot warmer or scroll weight, blue and white, rectangular form with five raised panel sides and rounded corners. It has recessed cash motif handles on long sides, and one end has an aperture for hot water. It is painted in Ming style with 'heaped and piled' details of lotus, diamond diaper ground on top and edges, top with four quatralobed reserves each with a character for 'Jinyumantang' (Hall of Gold and Jade).
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.96
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainCollections
Status
On viewArtist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b