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Vase with collage of archaistic motifs

mid-19th century
Not on view
“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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 清　景德鎮窯粉彩瓷金石文字瓶
  • Title: Vase with collage of archaistic motifs
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: mid-19th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamel (Jingdezhen ware)
  • Dimensions: H. 7 1/2 in. (19 .1 cm); Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam. of foot: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Diam. of rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1879
  • Object Number: 79.2.662
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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