Square vase with flowers of four seasons

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 221

This square vase is likely an example of famille noire ware produced before the late nineteenth century, when some individuals believe such vessels were first created for the Western market. A pair of similar square vases now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, have an early record stating that they were in England no later than 1854, decades before the fashion of famille noire began.

Square vase with flowers of four seasons, Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over black ground (Jingdezhen famille noire ware), China

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Square vase with flowers of four seasons, Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over black ground (Jingdezhen famille noire ware), China
Square vase with flowers of four seasons, Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over black ground (Jingdezhen famille noire ware), China
Square vase with flowers of four seasons, Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over black ground (Jingdezhen famille noire ware), China
Square vase with flowers of four seasons, Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over black ground (Jingdezhen famille noire ware), China
Square vase with flowers of four seasons, Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over black ground (Jingdezhen famille noire ware), China

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