The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Vase with Phoenix and Peonies

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Part of a Sunday at the Met held in conjunction with the exhibition Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art, on view May 26, 2012–January 13, 2013, this lecture features Yukio Lippit, Professor of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University.

Recorded September 30, 2012

The exhibition is made possible by The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation.
The catalogue is made possible by the Richard and Geneva Hofheimer Memorial Fund.

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Vase with Phoenix and Peonies

Period:: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)
Date:: late 17th century
Culture:: China
Medium:: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue and copper red under a clear glaze (Jiangxi Province; Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions:: H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); Diam. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Purchase by subscription, 1879
Accession Number:: 79.2.453

This artwork is not on display

Description

The combination of a phoenix and bright red peonies on this vase creates a visual metaphor for prosperity and righteousness.
Provenance

Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. , New York (until 1879)
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