Vase with the “One Hundred Deer” motif
Deer were considered supernatural creatures in premodern China. Here, the animals cavort in a magical forest of towering pines. Thanks to the newly introduced enamel painting method, both the deer and the landscape are rendered with a rich variety of color and subtle changes in tone. This imposing vase carries a second layer of meaning as the Chinee word for deer (lu) is a homonym for “bureaucratic benefits.” One hundred deer signify the numerous social and economic benefits a man could accrue during his career
Artwork Details
- 清中期 景德鎮窯粉彩百鹿尊
- Title: Vase with the “One Hundred Deer” motif
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: second half 18th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
- Dimensions: H. 18 in. (45.7 cm); W. 14 in. (35.6 cm); Diam. of rim: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Diam. of foot: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher Collection, Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher, 1917
- Object Number: 17.120.195
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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