Bottle with peacock and bamboo

anonymous, 1650 - 1700

The strutting peacock on this bottle displays all its feathers. It is depicted frontally, exactly in the middle of the vessel. The depiction in saturated dark and lighter blue tones forms a dramatic contrast with the white of the bottle.

  • Artwork typevase
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1805
  • Dimensionsheight 26 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Bottle with peacock and bamboo

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1805

  • Description

    Vaas van porselein in de vorm van een peervormige fles met een voetring, versierd in onderglazuur blauw met een frontaal afgebeelde, staande pauw met uitgespreide staartveren en op de andere zijde bamboe.

Creation

  • Creation

    potter: anonymous, Arita

  • Dating

    1650 - 1700

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 26 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of J.H.M.M. Brouwers)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

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  • Bottle with peacock and bamboo
  • Bottle with peacock and bamboo