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Source Description
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 fields. Textures abound with the use of thin brush strokes, patches of wet pigment, splattering, or dragging pigment.
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Document identity
localId
29267
label
Flask with Scenes of Plowing
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
29267
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Flask with Scenes of Plowing
description
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 fields. Textures abound with the use of thin brush strokes, patches of wet pigment, splattering, or dragging pigment.
provenance
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.
date
1736-1795 (Qing dynasty (1644-1911); reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795))
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
flasks
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
59
height
43.8
depth
14.6
dimensionsRaw
Approx. H: 23 1/4 × W: 17 1/4 × D: 5 3/4 in. (59 × 43.8 × 14.6 cm)
Source extras
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Chinese
inscriptions
Reign mark of the Qianlong emperor In blue underglaze: da qing qian long nian zhi
dynasty
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
reign
Qianlong (1736-1795)
med
porcelain, underglaze blue
creator_ids
6238
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
2514
3172
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0
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photo
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