vase baluster-shaped, short straight neck and wide mouth, decorated with underglazed blue and copper-red glaze of prunus, birds and bamboo; porcelain

Vase, 18th century

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While highly skilled potters at the official kilns produced elegant shapes out of refined porcelain clay, local potters had to manage with inferior materials. The squat proportions and surface imperfections of this jar suggest its rural origins. Nevertheless, the rendering of a bird on a branch of blossoming plum was skillfully executed.

Details
Title
Vase
Role
Artist
Dimension
8 5/8 in. (21.91 cm)
Accession Number
76.72.29
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vase baluster-shaped, short straight neck and wide mouth, decorated with underglazed blue and copper-red glaze of prunus, birds and bamboo; porcelain