Vase with scenes and poems from Farming and Weaving

China

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662–1722)

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Rice farming and silk production, both represented here, were cornerstones of agrarian society in premodern China. Woodcuts made after imperial court paintings based on the twelfth-century text Farming and Weaving (Geng Zhi Tu) were widely used as models for artworks in other media, such as this vase. The headings of the texts on the front and back sides of the vase are “flattening rice paddy” (ludu) and “shelving silkworm cocoons” (shangcu).

Vase with scenes and poems from Farming and Weaving, Porcelain painted with overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China

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Vase with scenes and poems from Farming and Weaving, Porcelain painted with overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with scenes and poems from Farming and Weaving, Porcelain painted with overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with scenes and poems from Farming and Weaving, Porcelain painted with overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with scenes and poems from Farming and Weaving, Porcelain painted with overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with scenes and poems from Farming and Weaving, Porcelain painted with overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with scenes and poems from Farming and Weaving, Porcelain painted with overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with scenes and poems from Farming and Weaving, Porcelain painted with overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China

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