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Bottle Vase Decorated with Chickens

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Bottle Vase Decorated with Chickens

Artist:
Culture: Chinese
Period: Chongzhen period
Dynasty: Ming
Date: ca. 1627-1644
Medium: Porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze
Dimensions:
h. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); diam. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown
Object number: 2008.21.39
Label Text
The rooster, hen, and chicks on this bottle vase allude to the ideal parent Dou Yujun, who had many successful sons. The high quality painting marks the Transitional Period from the late Ming dynasty to early Qing dynasty.

(Label text, October 2014)
On view


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