Artwork
Hexagonal Vase
DepartmentAsian Art
CultureChinese
Date1661-1722
Dimensionsh. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown
Object number85.135.15
GeographyPlace madeJingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, Asia
DescriptionA very rare and beautiful hexagonal famille verte vase decorated in brilliant enamels, each side divided into two areas of panels in a geometric motif encircling the center and repeated at the base and at the shoulder area, each area decorated with various scenes of courtesans and other subjects. The decorated neck shows the deity Kuixing crossing a stream on the back of a dragon.InscriptionsThe neck is inscribed with a poem.On view
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