Jar with floral scrolls and wrapped-cloth design (one of a pair)
In the early decades of the eighteenth century, artists developed a new palette of opaque enamels that could produce novel decorative effects. In this example, the design mimics the appearance of a vessel with a fine textile tied around it, alluding to the East Asian practice of wrapping gifts in textiles. Wrapped-cloth (baofu) designs were also found on lacquer objects of the period.
Artwork Details
- Title: Jar with floral scrolls and wrapped-cloth design (one of a pair)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong mark and period (1736–95)
- Date: mid-18th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Painted enamel on copper
- Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Diam. of base 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
- Classification: Enamels
- Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
- Object Number: 14.40.162a, b
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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China
mid-18th century
China
dated 1774
China
1713–22
Tibet or Mongolia
17th century
Central Tibet
ca. 1700
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