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'Gu'-form vase with scholars and cranes

CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodMing dynasty (1368-1644), Chongzhen period (1628-1644)
Datec.1635-1644
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 41.3 x 21.8 cm (16 1/4 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionChinese porcelain vase of Gu-form, cylindrical with flared lip and foot, and paneled mid section. It is incised band of flowerheads and scrolls at the mouth, and hatched mountain band below mid section, double lines at foot, and stepped base unglazed. Decorated in underglaze blue with three registers the upper with a scholar and two attendants in a pavilion overlooking a pond where a figure collects lotus blossoms. The middle register has four flying cranes with cloud scrolls, and the lower with pendant leaf tips.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG99.1.17
Classifications
Asian Ceramics
Sub-classification
Chinese Porcelain
Status
On view
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1635-1644
Object number: G99.1.16
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1645-1655
Object number: G99.1.11
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
late 15th - early 16th century
Object number: G99.1.1
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1522-1566
Object number: G99.1.4a-b
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1630-1650
Object number: G99.1.8
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1685-1700
Object number: G99.10.7
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1700-1715
Object number: G99.10.3
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1645-1655
Object number: G99.1.15.1-2
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1690-1710
Object number: G99.10.11a-b
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
late 16th Century
Object number: G01.2.5
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1570-1620
Object number: G99.1.6a-c
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1690-1710
Object number: G01.2.75a-b