Vase

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Artist: Unknown

Culture: Chinese

Period: Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

Dynasty: Qing

Date: ca. 1735-1796

Medium: Porcelain with overglaze enamels

Dimensions:

h. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm)

Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown

Object number: 2008.21.19

Markings: Qianlong mark

Label Text

This vase is painted in enamel with tree peonies in full bloom. Flowers of red, pink, and white dominate the space, while leaves grow vigorously; light green suggests the underside view of leaves. The vase is covered overall with incised scroll patterns, evoking a brocade-like background. Peony was a favored plant, symbolizing feminine beauty, wealth, and status. The enameling technique was introduced to China by the Jesuits in the seventeenth century. This vase was a work by multiple hands—potted and fired in southern China and then enameled by court artist in Beijing.

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