Vase with Figures in Landscape
Although the source has not yet been identified, it seems likely that the scene painted on this vase illustrates a moment from a play or a novel, possibly a work with romantic overtones. In the center of the vase, a gentleman with three attendants appears to be shooing another man off his property. At the upper right, a young woman, probably a female member of the house, is peeking through an open doorway. It is easy to imagine an outraged father or husband stumbling across an assignation of some type.
Artwork Details
- Title: Vase with Figures in Landscape
- Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Chongzhen period (1628–44)
- Date: mid-17th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Porcelain with incised decoration painted in cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
- Dimensions: H. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.41.4
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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17th century
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dated 1774
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