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Ewer with tulips and scholar

CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodMing dynasty (1368-1644), Chongzhen period (1628-1644)
Datec.1635-1640
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 19.5 x 16.5 x 10 cm (7 11/16 x 6 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionChinese porcelain ewer of pear shape, with the flared mouth neck and pinched spout. It has a slender curved lower spout supported with a scrolled strut, and loop handle. Decorated in underglaze blue, the neck has a stylized tulip plant, above a flowerhead and scrollwork band. It has a continuous scene of a scholar on a rocky terrace and the reverse with two children bearing a dish and a robe in a rocky landscape, and above a lappet border.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG99.1.10
Classifications
Asian Ceramics
Sub-classification
Chinese Porcelain
Status
On view
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
late 15th - early 16th century
Object number: G99.1.1
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1635-1644
Object number: G99.1.16
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1635-1640
Object number: G01.2.40
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1670-1690
Object number: G04.18.35.1-2
Charger with tulips and thistles
c.1680-1700
Object number: G83.1.433
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1635-1644
Object number: G99.1.17
Ewer after an Yixing Form
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
1711-1713
Object number: G83.1.573a-b
Pair of Covered Vases
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730
Object number: G83.1.588.1a-b-2a-b
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1590-1615
Object number: G99.1.7
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1640-1655
Object number: G01.2.45
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1670-1690s
Object number: G07.18.10.1-2
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730
Object number: G05.11.5