Accession Number
PG2020.2.10

Title
Vase

Artist(s)
Jingdezhen Kiln

Object Creation Date
Qing dynasty (18th century)

Medium & Support
soft paste porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Dimensions
15 1/2 in. (39.37 cm)

Credit Line
Promised gift of William C. Weese, M.D., LSA ‘65

Subject matter

This Blue and White porcelain vase are decorated with scrolls of peony blossoms and branches of pomegranate and blossoms. The medalions are decorated with pomegranate in the center, circled by four hornless dragons. The hornless dragon is one of the so-called "nine sons of a dragon", strong and fearless.

 

Physical Description
Blue and white soft paste porcelain stork neck vase with rounded lower portion. 

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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blue-and-white (ceramic glaze)
ceramic (material)
flower (motif)
geometric motifs
vases