Vase with children at play and scholars in gathering

mid-18th century

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A new technique featuring shading effects, adapted from the method of painting enamel on copper alloy, replaced solid-colored styles and became the mainstream for porcelain decoration in the eighteenth century. Here, the children’s faces have the subtle gradation characteristic of this style, and their clothing is detailed in a wide variety of hues.

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清乾隆景德鎮窯粉彩錦地開光嬰戯圖大瓶
Title: Vase with children at play and scholars in gathering
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Date: mid-18th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain painted with overglaze polychrome enamels and gilt (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 26 1/4 in. (66.7 cm); Diam. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); Diam. of rim 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); Diam. of foot 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher Collection, Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher, 1917
Object Number: 17.120.189
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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