Teapot with inscription
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911)
Date18th century
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall (G01.2.101.1-2): 10.4 x 16.8 cm (4 1/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
MarkingsBase marked with four character mark, 'Chenghua nian zhi' (Made in the Chenghua reign)
DescriptionChinese porcelain teapot, blue and white, barrel shaped with low domed cover and a spherule-shaped fiinial. The sides are painted with rectangular panels, one with figures in a boat, the other with a poetic inscription. There is a beribboned motif beneath the spout, and the shoulders and lid has a ruyi scroll band flanked by Swastika and dot motifs.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.101.1-2
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainCollections
Status
Not on view
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c.1725-30
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c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
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c.1770-1775
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c.1785-1790
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