Bottle

anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1724

Painted over the glaze of this bottle is a landscape with three men: one carries a firearm, another wears a tiger skin and holds a spear, and a third fights a tiger with his bare hands. This is a scene from the outlaw novel Tale of the Water Margin (Shuihu zhuan), in which the noble bandit Wu Song defeats a tiger.

  • Artwork typevase
  • Object numberAK-RBK-15890
  • Dimensionsdiameter 3.2 cm, height 23.5 cm, diameter 13.5 cm, diameter 6.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsporselein met emailkleuren en verguldsel