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The figures on this vase were inspired by illustrations of historical characters in woodblock-printed plays and novels. Such publications became popular in the seventeenth century and influenced porcelain design and other decorative arts.
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清 景德鎮窯藍地開光五彩人物圖棒槌瓶
Title: Vase with romantic scenes
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)
Date: early 18th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain covered with powdered blue glaze, painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze, and painted with gold (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 17 in. (43.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession Number: 14.40.239
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