Vase with collage of archaistic motifs

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 216

“Eight-brokens” (bapo)—a kind of collage of fragmentary images of bronzes, steles, bricks, tiles, coins, and other antiques bearing inscriptions—was widely popular from the mid-nineteenth century onward. Playful and laden with epigraphic significance, this unusual design was seen in a range of media, including porcelain, like this current vase.

Vase with collage of archaistic motifs, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamel (Jingdezhen ware), China

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Vase with collage of archaistic motifs, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamel (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with collage of archaistic motifs, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamel (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with collage of archaistic motifs, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamel (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with collage of archaistic motifs, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamel (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with collage of archaistic motifs, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamel (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with collage of archaistic motifs, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamel (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with collage of archaistic motifs, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamel (Jingdezhen ware), China

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