Bottle

anonymous, c. 1400 - c. 1424

This oblate, spherical bottle with a raised neck is decorated with an overall pattern of underglaze cobalt-blue floral scrolls. This rare artefact is from Halmahera, an island in the Moluccas in the Indonesian archipelago. It demonstrates that by that time, Chinese porcelain was already being disseminated throughout Asia.

  • Artwork typefles
  • Object numberAK-RBK-1965-87
  • Dimensionsheight 44.5 cm, diameter 7.9 cm, length 15 cm x width 10 cm
  • Physical characteristicsporcelain with underglaze blue decoration

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Bottle
    • Bottle with an overall pattern of floral scrolls

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RBK-1965-87

  • Description

    Afgeplat bolvormige fles van porselein, de nek loopt naar onder en boven toe iets uit, beschilderd in onderglazuur blauw. De hele fles is versierd met een doorlopend patroon van bloem- en bladranken (lotus). De rand is gerestaureerd. Ming porselein in blauw-wit.

Creation

  • Creation

    potter: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 1400 - c. 1424

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

  • Dimensions

    • height 44.5 cm
    • diameter 7.9 cm
    • length 15 cm x width 10 cm

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

    • Jaarboek van het Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap (1938), pl. 6.
    • Jan van Campen, 'Twee Chinese beddenspreien', Aziatische Kunst 40 (2010) nr. 3, p. 17-37, afb. 9.
    • Maandblad voor Beeldende Kunsten 15 (1938), p. 270, afb. 17.
    • Jan Fontein, 'Het verzamelen van Aziatische kunst in de 20ste eeuw', Aziatische Kunst 23/3 (1993), pp. 2-17.

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