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A porcelain bottle vase of double gourd form on a flared footring with tall narrow neck and the reverse side flat with a slot for hanging. The vase is outlined in underglaze blue and has a six-character Wanli mark in a plaque framed by a polychrome overglaze lotus leaf on the top, and a lotus flower on the bottom. The front is decorated with underglaze blue and polychrome overglaze enamels to depict a pair of phoenixes flying among clouds on the upper bulb, and two phoenixes facing each other among an earthly flower garden on the lower bulb. These are confined between<em> lingzhi</em>-shaped clouds and lotus meander borders, with banana leaf lappets around the rim, all covered in a clear glaze. 
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Double-Gourd Wall Vase
1573 – 1620
Gift of Marian Doering in memory of Paul M. Doering
1979/2.12

Robert Motherwell (American (North American))
Untitled (blue, black, beige)
1975
Museum Purchase
1976/1.225
A porcelain globular jar tapering to foot with a short neck with copper-wire repair, and a domed cap lid. It is painted with multiple shades of underglaze blue to portray peony meander around the body between lappet borders around the shoulder and foot, then covered in a clear glaze.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Jar
1662 – 1722
Gift of the Estate of Hobart Taylor, Jr.
1982/1.209A&B
Navy blue braid with navy blue fringe on both ends.
Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Obi jime
20th century
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
2013/2.462
This deep footed bowl comes from the 17th century Safavid period in Iran. The bowl features an ivory ground with a glossy glaze and blue and black underglaze painting. Cobalt blue floral rug designs cover the exterior of the bowl and  a cobalt blue medallion is found on the interior base.
Iranian (Iranian)
Deep bowl with medallion design
17th century
Museum purchase
1957/1.92
A porcelain fluted bowl with a scalloped rim on a foot ring. The exterior is painted with fish and aquatic plants, the interior rim is painted with a zigzag border. The bowl is covered with a clear glaze.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Bowl
1662 – 1722
Gift of the Estate of Hobart Taylor, Jr.
1982/1.214

Richard Tuttle
The Edge
1998
Gift of J. Richard Pinnell and Robert J. Scanlan
2011/1.80.A-M
A girl with her head and body in profile and she is&nbsp;looking at a half blue and half white butterfly. Her hair is decorated with abstract designs and her shirt is tan with rows of white and brown dots. There is a smaller green and blue butterfly toward the bottom of the print.
Nakayama Tadashi
Aoi Cho (Blue Butterfly)
1978
Gift of Sheila and Ronnie Cresswell
2011/2.39
This color lithograph depicts the front facade of a blue house, with a tower-like element in the center sporting a white pyramid hip roof. At the right, there is a gate with the large canopy of green visible just beyond. 
Emilio Sanchez
La Casita Azul
1978 – 1988
Gift of the Emilio Sanchez Foundation
2011/2.72
A purple and light blue spotted saucer with a gold metal rim.
Saucer
15th century
Promised gift of William C. Weese, M.D., LSA ‘65
PG2020.2.17
Eight immortals riding boat through gates of heaven with aubergine, blue and yellow glaze and custom cloth stand.
Eight Immortals on a Boat (One of a Pair)
19th century
Promised gift of William C. Weese, M.D., LSA ‘65
PG2020.2.24A&B
<p>Black Nagoya obi with interwoven beige and gold diamond motifs depicting orange, pale blue, and lavender peonies and chrysanthemums.</p>
Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Obi
1925 – 1999
Gift of Mrs. Kazuko Miyake
2016/2.53
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