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Source Description
This large blue-and-white pilgrim–shaped vase was fashioned from fine kaolinic porcelain at the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. <br><br>The body of the vase is of quatrefoil shape merging into a highly similar shaped neck, flanked by two scroll handles. The base is of oval quatrefoil form. The vase is decorated with lotus and other flowers, leaves, and scrolling tendrils in brilliant underglaze cobalt blue beneath a pellucid glaze. The underfoot bears an imperial mark.
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140244
label
Gourd Flask with Floral Scrolls
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object
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140244
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Gourd Flask with Floral Scrolls
description
This large blue-and-white pilgrim–shaped vase was fashioned from fine kaolinic porcelain at the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. <br><br>The body of the vase is of quatrefoil shape merging into a highly similar shaped neck, flanked by two scroll handles. The base is of oval quatrefoil form. The vase is decorated with lotus and other flowers, leaves, and scrolling tendrils in brilliant underglaze cobalt blue beneath a pellucid glaze. The underfoot bears an imperial mark.
date
1723–35
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q60752164
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 49.2 x 35.5 cm (19 3/8 x 14 in.)
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China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng mark and period (1723–35)
accession
1964.226
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porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
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Gourd Flask with Floral Scrolls, 1723–35. China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng mark and period (1723–35). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; overall: 49.2 x 35.5 cm (19 3/8 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.226
collection
China - Qing Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
Yongzheng mark
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
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cat. no. 61
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Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
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2026-05-29 07:11:39.956000
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140244
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
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