Lidded pot

anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1720

A long and bloody civil war halted exports of Chinese porcelain in the mid-17th century. Peace was restored only several decades later, in the 1680s, by the first Kangxi emperor. Unprecedented amounts of blue-and-white and polychrome porcelain then began to be exported to Europe. The blue around the painted scenes on this lidded jar was applied in powder form: such ware is called ‘powder blue’ porcelain.

  • Artwork typedekselpot
  • Object numberAK-RBK-15841-1
  • Dimensionsheight 11.7 cm x diameter 14.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicsporselein met onderglazuur blauw

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Covered jar with antiquities and flowering plants near a rock
    • Lidded pot

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RBK-15841-1

  • Description

    Dekselpot van porselein, gedecoreerd in onderglazuur blauw. De dekselpot is bedekt met bleu poudré (poederblauw) met op de wand van de pot twee uitgespaarde, geschulpte cartouches met antiquiteiten (vaas met lotus, ruyi-scepter, driepoot, wierookbrander, boeken, vaas met pauwenveren, muzieksteen). Bleu poudré met blauw-wit.

Creation

  • Creation

    potter: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 1700 - c. 1720

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    porselein met onderglazuur blauw

  • Dimensions

    height 11.7 cm x diameter 14.2 cm

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