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Source Description
This wine ewer with pear-shaped body, high handle, upright curving spout, and bell-shaped cover with a knob is painted with underglaze decorations in deep cobalt blue. Six foliated panels on both sides are filled with trees, rockery, and vines colored with thin crosshatched strokes. The handle and spout are painted with vines, blossoms and clouds scrolls. A metal gilt mounting acts as a hatch for the lid and attaches to the handle. A small bird is perched on the hinge of this mount. These gilt additions are European (either Dutch or German), an indication this ewer was an export from China to a European market.
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Document identity
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37059
label
Ewer with Foliated Panels
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Source metadata
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37059
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title
Ewer with Foliated Panels
description
This wine ewer with pear-shaped body, high handle, upright curving spout, and bell-shaped cover with a knob is painted with underglaze decorations in deep cobalt blue. Six foliated panels on both sides are filled with trees, rockery, and vines colored with thin crosshatched strokes. The handle and spout are painted with vines, blossoms and clouds scrolls. A metal gilt mounting acts as a hatch for the lid and attaches to the handle. A small bird is perched on the hinge of this mount. These gilt additions are European (either Dutch or German), an indication this ewer was an export from China to a European market.
provenance
William T. or Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, prior to 1897 [mode of acquisition unknown]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
Porcelain: 1675-1725; Mounts: early 18th century
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CC0
language
en
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Ceramics
ewers (vessels)
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2
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2
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 1/2 in. (34.29 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
dynasty
Qing Dynasty
med
porcelain with underglaze blue and French ormolu mounts
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6238
6227
6211
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CHN
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2514
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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