Flask with Scenes of Plowing

1736-1795 (Qing dynasty (1644-1911); reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795))

43.8 cm 59 cm 14.6 cm

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The decoration of this large flask demonstrates a mix of Chinese and European artistic effects in the use of cobalt pigment on later Chinese ceramics. The cobalt pigments here are applied in varied shades of subdued blue, softly brushed on the receding sky and speckled on the...

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William M. Laffan; William M. Laffan Sale, American Art Galleries, January 20-21, 1911, no. 107; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911 [mode of acquisition unknown]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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