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Faceted vase with flowers

mid-14th century
Not on view
Inspired by Islamic color aesthetics, Chinese blue-and-white porcelains made in the fourteenth century also unmistakably evoke the form of bronze vases. In contrast to the fluid profile and subtle monochrome glaze of Song ceramics, this vase features an octagonal cross section that is modeled after polygonal bronze vases. Potters divided the surface into registers and painted them with various images, such as triangular leaflike motifs, vines and flowers, and stylized lotus petals.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 元　景德鎮窯青花瓷折枝花紋八稜瓶
  • Title: Faceted vase with flowers
  • Period: Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
  • Date: mid-14th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
  • Dimensions: H. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Diam. of rim 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. of foot 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Gift of Stanley Herzman, in memory of Adele Herzman, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.253.34
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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