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Source Description
This baluster shaped vase, with large trumpet neck and everted foot, is painted with floral motifs in underglaze cobalt blue. Blossoming branches set against a brushy wash of cobalt blue are filled with incised white magnolia blooms. Sprays of stylized prunus (either cherry or plum) blossoms emerge from the rockery. The technique of outline and wash painting is apparent by the varied brush techniques and the varied shades of blue that appear on the white surface of the porcelain. The neck and body of the vase are nearly identical in height and decoration.
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Document identity
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14396
label
Vase with Carved Magnolia Blossoms
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Source metadata
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14396
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object
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normalized
title
Vase with Carved Magnolia Blossoms
description
This baluster shaped vase, with large trumpet neck and everted foot, is painted with floral motifs in underglaze cobalt blue. Blossoming branches set against a brushy wash of cobalt blue are filled with incised white magnolia blooms. Sprays of stylized prunus (either cherry or plum) blossoms emerge from the rockery. The technique of outline and wash painting is apparent by the varied brush techniques and the varied shades of blue that appear on the white surface of the porcelain. The neck and body of the vase are nearly identical in height and decoration.
provenance
William T. or Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1680-1700
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Ceramics
vases
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm)
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Chinese
inscriptions
mark: leaf
dynasty
Qing Dynasty
reign
Kangxi (1662-1722)
med
porcelain with underglaze blue with design worked in paste
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6238
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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