Accession Number
1991/2.60

Title
Garden Stool

Artist(s)
Chinese

Artist Nationality
Chinese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1880-1910

Medium & Support
porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Dimensions
19 7/16 in. x 14 15/16 in. ( 49.4 cm x 38 cm )

Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by a gift of Sarah and Otto Graf

Label copy
Ceramic garden stools first came into fashion in China in the early Tang / T’ang dynasty (618–907), and each successive period has contributed new designs and techniques to this favorite and most practical piece of furniture. This pair of stools is decorated with motifs of birds and flowers of the four seasons, in a reserve white against a deep cobalt blue.
Maribeth Graybill, Senior Curator of Asian Art
Exhibited in "Flora and Fauna in Chinese Art," April 6, 2002 - December 1, 2002.

Physical Description
This garden stool is decorated with motifs of birds and flowers of the four seasons, in a reserve white against a deep cobalt blue.

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
stool

Additional Object Classification(s)
Decorative Arts

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Birds
dragon
gardens
stools
trees