Vase

anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1724

This vase has a long neck, which tapers down to the rounded shoulder. The surface is decorated with two gracefully intertwined bats executed in a copper-red underglaze. Bats symbolize good fortune and are among the most frequently occurring motifs in Chinese decorative art.

Artwork typevase
Object numberAK-MAK-569
Dimensionsdiameter 10.5 cm, diameter 3.4 cm, height 17.5 cm
Physical characteristicsporselein met onderglazuur blauw en rood

Identification

Title(s)
- Vase
- Vase with dragons
Object type
Object number
AK-MAK-569
Description
Vaas van porselein met taps toe lopende buik, ronde schouder en iets spreidende hals, beschilderd in onderglazuur blauw en rood. Op de wand en hals twee fabelddieren: grote vleermuizen of wolkendraken in onderglazuur rood met een onderglazuur blauw oog. Op de onderzijde gemerkt met het zes-karaktermerk van keizer Kangxi in twee horizontale rijen. Goudlak reparatie aan de rand. Onderglazuur blauw met koperrood.
Inscriptions / marks
mark: ‘大清康熙年製’

Creation

Creation
pottenbakker: anonymous, China
Dating
c. 1700 - c. 1724
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Material and technique

Physical description
porselein met onderglazuur blauw en rood
Dimensions
- diameter 10.5 cm
- diameter 3.4 cm
- height 17.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

Persistent URL

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20015807