Vase with King Wen Visiting the Scholar Jiang Taigong

China

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The narratives painted on the four sides of the vase were most likely based on similar scenes in woodblock illustrations. The solitary angler at the upper left identifies the scene as a historical narrative, set in the twelfth or eleventh century B.C., in which a ruler named Wen seeks the advice of a scholar named Jiang Taigong.

Vase with King Wen Visiting the Scholar Jiang Taigong, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China

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View of two sides showing Emperor Wu Ding and Fu Yue

Vase with King Wen Visiting the Scholar Jiang Taigong, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with King Wen Visiting the Scholar Jiang Taigong, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with King Wen Visiting the Scholar Jiang Taigong, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with King Wen Visiting the Scholar Jiang Taigong, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with King Wen Visiting the Scholar Jiang Taigong, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China

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