'Bianhu' (flask) with bajixiang or the eight Buddhist emblem
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Datec.1736-95
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 49.8 x 37.5 cm (19 5/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Markings'Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi' (Made in the Qianlong reign of the great Qing dynasty)
DescriptionBianhu of circular form, and each of the slightly domed sides centered with a raised boss. The cylindrical neck has moulded S-shaped brackets, and raised on a rectangular foot rim. Painted in underglaze blue in the Ming-style simulating the "heaping and piling" effect, found on early Ming porcelain. The neck, shoulders and foot rim has a dense foliate lingzi scroll design. The circular panels has a key-pattern border centering a traditional design of eight radiating lotus petal panels each decorated with one of the bajixiang or eight Buddhist emblems. Six character Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Blue and White Chinese Porcelain
Object numberG98.9.1
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainCollections
Status
On viewc.1723-1735
Object number: G99.1.18
Artist / Maker: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
1780
Object number: G83.1.1074.1,.2.-3