Teabowl and saucer with quail and peonies
The age-old Chinese pictorial subject of paired quails and rice stalks (substituted here by peonies) first appears on paintings dating back to the twelfth century, and perhaps earlier. The images functioned symbolically to form a rebus that suggested peace and harmony.
Artwork Details
- Title: Teabowl and saucer with quail and peonies
- Date: ca. 1710–30
- Culture: Chinese, for European market
- Medium: Hard-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
- Dimensions: Height (teabowl .117): 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm);
Diameter (saucer .118): 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm) - Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain-Export
- Credit Line: The Hans Syz Collection, Gift of Stephan B. Syz and John D. Syz, 1995
- Object Number: 1995.268.117, .118
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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