Jar with floral scrolls and wrapped-cloth design (one of a pair)

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 221

In the early decades of the eighteenth century, artists developed a new palette of opaque enamels that could produce novel decorative effects. In this example, the design mimics the appearance of a vessel with a fine textile tied around it, alluding to the East Asian practice of wrapping gifts in textiles. Wrapped-cloth (baofu) designs were also found on lacquer objects of the period.

Jar with floral scrolls and wrapped-cloth design (one of a pair), Painted enamel on copper alloy, China

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Jar with floral scrolls and wrapped-cloth design (one of a pair), Painted enamel on copper alloy, China
Jar with floral scrolls and wrapped-cloth design (one of a pair), Painted enamel on copper alloy, China
Jar with floral scrolls and wrapped-cloth design (one of a pair), Painted enamel on copper alloy, China
Jar with floral scrolls and wrapped-cloth design (one of a pair), Painted enamel on copper alloy, China
Jar with floral scrolls and wrapped-cloth design (one of a pair), Painted enamel on copper alloy, China
Jar with floral scrolls and wrapped-cloth design (one of a pair), Painted enamel on copper alloy, China
Jar with floral scrolls and wrapped-cloth design (one of a pair), Painted enamel on copper alloy, China
Jar with floral scrolls and wrapped-cloth design (one of a pair), Painted enamel on copper alloy, China

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