'Taibai Zun' (water-pot) of 'huashi' (soft paste porcelain)
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911)
Date18th-19th century
MediumSoft-paste (huashi) porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall (G01.2.98): 10.3 x 12.5 cm (4 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
MarkingsSix character mark, 'Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi' (Made in the Kangxi reign of the great Qing dynasty)
DescriptionChinese porcelain brush washer or water coupe, blue and white, and high domed shape with short flared collar. It has a continuous riverscape on a deliberately crackled ivory glaze.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.98
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainCollections
Status
Not on view
18th-19th century
Object number: G01.2.104a-b
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
