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Source Description
One side of the round white body of this porcelain flask is decorated with branches and flowers of pomegranate (the large red flower), prunus (the small pink flowers), and pear (the small white flowers) fruit trees. Prunus trees and shrubs include cherry, plum, peach, and almond. On the other side are yellow and white narcissus flowers and red nandina berries. Bamboo, fungus, butterflies, and bees are also shown. The neck is decorated with alternating short dark green and longer light green banana leaves, bands encircling the bottom of the neck and the base.
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Document identity
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36987
label
Flask with Floral Motif
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Source metadata
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36987
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object
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normalized
title
Flask with Floral Motif
description
One side of the round white body of this porcelain flask is decorated with branches and flowers of pomegranate (the large red flower), prunus (the small pink flowers), and pear (the small white flowers) fruit trees. Prunus trees and shrubs include cherry, plum, peach, and almond. On the other side are yellow and white narcissus flowers and red nandina berries. Bamboo, fungus, butterflies, and bees are also shown. The neck is decorated with alternating short dark green and longer light green banana leaves, bands encircling the bottom of the neck and the base.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
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7
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7
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
41.7
height
32
depth
19
dimensionsRaw
H: 16 7/16 × W: 12 5/8 × D: 7 1/2 in. (41.7 × 32 × 19 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
inscriptions
Spurious reign mark of the Yongzheng emperor (1722-1735)
dynasty
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
med
porcelain with overglaze enamels
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6238
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CHN
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2514
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