Seven sleeve vases rolwagens

anonymous, c. 1635 - c. 1650

Rolwagen vases are tall and cylindrical in shape. Their name, literally ‘rolling wagon’, may derive from a kind of wheelchair, which is sometimes depicted on them, as can be seen on one of the seven vases on view here. The decors are based on woodcut illustrations.

  • Artwork typevase, rolwagen
  • Object numberAK-RBK-16279
  • Dimensionsheight 48 cm, diameter 14.2 cm, diameter 13.9 cm
  • Physical characteristicsporselein met onderglazuur blauw

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Seven sleeve vases rolwagens
    • Vase with prunus blossoms on a wave pattern

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RBK-16279

  • Description

    Vaas (rolwagen) van porselein, beschilderd in onderglazuur blauw. Het lichaam is bedekt met een golfpatroon met hierin uitgespaard losse prunus bloesems. Op de nek een band met ruyi-motieven. Overgangsporselein in blauw-wit.

Creation

  • Creation

    potter: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 1635 - c. 1650

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    porselein met onderglazuur blauw

  • Dimensions

    • height 48 cm
    • diameter 14.2 cm
    • diameter 13.9 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser Bequest, Montreux

  • Acquisition

    bequest 1949

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Christiaan Jörg, 'Een ongewone rolwagen', Aziatische Kunst 26/2 (1996), pp. 52-58.

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