Dish with a standing woman, and a garniture consisting of two vases and three pots

anonymous, c. 1680 - c. 1720

For centuries, female figures were depicted on Chinese ceramics as part of narrative representations, which most Chinese people immediately recognized. However, in the course of the 17th century, the woman, the ‘Long Eliza,’ appears as a separate decorative element, in various poses. These objects were also made for European buyers, which may explain the use of the women as separate element; Europeans were not familiar with the Chinese stories’ context.

  • Artwork typevase, kaststel, dekselpot
  • Object numberAK-RBK-16290
  • Dimensionsheight 24 cm, height 20.4 cm, diameter 6.3 cm x diameter 13.6 cm, diameter 12.5 cm, diameter 8.5 cm x diameter 8.1 cm, height 4.2 cm x diameter 7.6 cm, height 23.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicsporselein met onderglazuur blauw

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Garniture with two beaker vases and three covered jars with vrouwen and flower pots in panels
    • Dish with a standing woman, and a garniture consisting of two vases and three pots

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RBK-16290

  • Description

    Kastel van porselein bestaande uit twee bekervazen en drie dekselpotten, beschilderd in onderglazuur blauw. De wand is verdeeld in drie rijen met zeshoekige vakken met daarin afwisselend een vrouw (lange lijs) in een omheinde tuin en een bloemenvaas in een landschap. Op de schouder twee bloemtakken. De deksels met dezelfde decoratie. Gemerkt op de onderzijde met het karakter 'yù', jade, in een dubbele cirkel. Blauw-wit.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    mark: ‘玉
    Yù’

Creation

  • Creation

    potter: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 1680 - c. 1720

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    porselein met onderglazuur blauw

  • Dimensions

    • height 24 cm
    • height 20.4 cm
    • diameter 6.3 cm x diameter 13.6 cm
    • diameter 12.5 cm
    • diameter 8.5 cm x diameter 8.1 cm
    • height 4.2 cm x diameter 7.6 cm
    • height 23.2 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser Bequest, Montreux

  • Acquisition

    bequest 1949

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Denise Campbell, 'Meer dan schoonheid; de weergave van vrouwen op Chinees porselein', Aziatische Kunst 52/2 (2022), pp. 50-57.

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