Artwork
Large Baluster Vases
DepartmentAsian Art
CultureChinese
Date19th century
Dimensionsa: h. 27 3/4 in. (70.5 cm)
b: h. 27 in. (68.6 cm)
b: h. 27 in. (68.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown
Object number92.25.48.1-2
GeographyPlace madeJingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, Asia
DescriptionA pair of important and rare porcelain vases enameled in famille verte colors with famille noire background with decorations of peach blossoms, fong-hoang leaves, birds, and parrots; flowering prunus branches issuing from rockwork.Markingsa) Double circle in underglaze blue. b) Double circle and six-character Ming mark in underglaze blue.On view
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