Gourd-shaped Vase

anoniem, anonymous, anoniem, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1720

Around 1700 porcelain vases of this size were extremely rare and prestigious. This vase comes from the collection of Elector Augustus the Strong in Dresden. A number of duplicates from that collection were sold in the early 20th century, and this example found its way to the Rijksmuseum. Several identical vases can still be found in the museum in Dresden (the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen).

Artwork typevase
Object numberAK-RBK-17516
Dimensionsheight 99 cm, diameter 9.2 cm, diameter 21.2 cm, diameter 36.5 cm
Physical characteristicsporselein met onderglazuur blauw

Identification

Title(s)
- Triple-gourd vase with floral scrolls and dragons in reserve
- Gourd-shaped Vase
Object type
Object number
AK-RBK-17516
Description
Kalebasvormige vaas van porselein met drie verdikkingen, beschilderd in onderglazuur blauw. De onderste twee bollen zijn bedekt met blauw met hierin uitgespaard bloemranken (chrysant, lotus, pioen) en chilongs (hoornloze draak). Het bovenste deel met bloemranken onderbroken door gelobde cartouches met uitgespaarde lotusranken. Op de nek een band met puntige bladmotieven. Gemerkt op de onderzijde met een ingegrift Johanneum nummer 'N363' in een dubbele cirkel. Blauw-wit.
Inscriptions / marks
mark: ‘N363’

Creation

Creation
- pottenbakker: anonymous, China
- pottenbakker: anoniem, China
Dating
c. 1700 - c. 1720
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Material and technique

Physical description
porselein met onderglazuur blauw
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- height 99 cm
- diameter 9.2 cm
- diameter 21.2 cm
- diameter 36.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; sale, Sächsischen Staatssammlungen Johanneum, Grünes Gewölbe, Gemäldegalerie in Dresden, Dresden (Rudolph Lepke), 12 (13) October 1920 sqq., no. 780, DM 250,000, to the dealer Heilbronner, Berlin;{Note RMA.} …; collection Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, before 1933;{Photo album ‘Het huis van Dr F. Mannheimer, Amsterdam’, 1928-32, Rijksmuseum, inv. no. B-F-1963-426-12.} from whom, fl. 6,350,000, en bloc, to Artistic & General Securities Ltd. as security for a loan from the Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, but kept in usufruct, 1934;{NHA, 476, RMA Archive, inv. no. 2142, Recapitulatie der geïnventariseerde kunstvoorwerpen van wijlen Dr F. Mannheimer, undated, p. 30, no. Por 424, Artistic no. 30/58; NHA, 233, Arrondissementsrechtbank Amsterdam, inv. no. 1365, “O.R. 256/1939, Faillissementsdossier: nalatenschap Dr. F. Mannheimer, 28 augustus 1939”, image 3, page 2.} purchased from Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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