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Vase with Garden Scene

18th century
Not on view
In the eighteenth century, the kilns at Jingdezhen began to use a new material to produce porcelains. Called huashi, or “slippery stone,” in Chinese, this expensive material is termed “soft paste” in Western writing. Its appearance in China may reflect an awareness of European experimentation with different materials to produce porcelain-like clay bodies.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vase with Garden Scene
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: 18th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: “Soft paste” porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
  • Dimensions: H. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); Diam. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Lewis G. Morris, 1968
  • Object Number: 68.25.6
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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