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The phrase “on the biscuit” is commonly used to indicate that enamels were painted directly onto the clay body of the vase rather than on a transparent glaze.
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Title: Vase with Rocks and Flowers
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: 19th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain painted with colored enamels on the biscuit (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 27 in. (68.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Object Number: 14.40.398
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