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This vase is densely decorated with peonies, morning glories, lilies, and lotuses. Purple, yellow, and blue petals fill the surface, forming a continuous millefleur (thousand-flower) pattern. Each petal is delicately shaded to suggest volume and depth, creating a vivid yet orderly composition. The mouth is painted with gold pigment to imitate metal, evoking the appearance of copper-body-painted enamel as seen in Qing dynasty court art. Qing palace records indicate that vases with such patterns were used in everyday flower-viewing displays. In late Qing inventories, comparable examples were listed as furnishings for the emperor and his consorts.
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123569
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Bottle-Shaped Vase
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123569
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title
Bottle-Shaped Vase
description
This vase is densely decorated with peonies, morning glories, lilies, and lotuses. Purple, yellow, and blue petals fill the surface, forming a continuous millefleur (thousand-flower) pattern. Each petal is delicately shaded to suggest volume and depth, creating a vivid yet orderly composition. The mouth is painted with gold pigment to imitate metal, evoking the appearance of copper-body-painted enamel as seen in Qing dynasty court art. Qing palace records indicate that vases with such patterns were used in everyday flower-viewing displays. In late Qing inventories, comparable examples were listed as furnishings for the emperor and his consorts.
date
1796–1820
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79900759
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.)
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China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing reign (1796–1820)
accession
1944.151
Source extras
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Porcelain, overglaze colors and gold
tombstone
Bottle-Shaped Vase (粉彩萬花錦紋瓶), 1796–1820. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing reign (1796–1820). Porcelain, overglaze colors and gold; overall: 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.151
titleInOriginalLanguage
粉彩萬花錦紋瓶
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China - Qing Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
大清嘉慶年制
inscription_translation
Da Qing Jiaqing nian zhi (Made in the Qing dynasty, Jiaqing reign)
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1
didYouKnow
Porcelain with this dense floral millefleurs decoration and a multitude of overglaze enamel colors was first made in the Qing dynasty and remained popular into the late 1800s.
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss collection: bequest of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss, 1944</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 84
citation
Lin, Yi-Hsin 林逸欣. "Cleveland Museum of Art Presents 'A Myriad of Flowers and Bird in Chinese Art'" 克里夫蘭藝術博物館「中國藝術中的花鳥集錦」展覽. <em>Art & Collection </em>典藏．古美術 402 (March 2026).
page_number
Reproduced; fig. 11
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The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection
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2026-05-29 06:21:33.937000
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123569
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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Porcelain, overglaze colors and gold
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