Vase with Basket of Auspicious Flowers
This vase, its mate, and the large jar with the same decoration were most likely made for use in a European home, where they would have been displayed on a mantle or shelf.
Artwork Details
- Title: Vase with Basket of Auspicious Flowers
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
- Date: 18th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
- Dimensions: H. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
- Object Number: 14.40.190
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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