Bottle

C316

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Hua Ping
Object Number C316
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made Kangxi
Section Asian
Materials Ceramic
Technique Blue and White Ware | Fired
Description

Hua ping, porcelain blue and white bottle. Very bright blue. Pear-shaped with slender neck, early Qing Dynasty of hard paste, with cobalt blue underglaze decoration. Image presents a panoramic Chinese landscape scene with view of a lake and distant hills. The accessories include pine trees, habitations and a ferryman in his boat, while three horsemen appear on the road that leads to a bridge. No mark on bottom. C316 and C317 are a pair.

Height 20.95 cm
Outside Diameter 10.16 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Duveen Brothers, 1917
Other Number 331 - Morgan Collection Number | 5039 uncertain - Other Number | Getz 10 - Other Number

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