Moon Flask with Decoration of the Eight Buddhist Treasures (Babao) within Stylized Lotus Petals
VesselsChinese18th century

Moon Flask with Decoration of the Eight Buddhist Treasures (Babao) within Stylized Lotus Petals

Qianlong period, 1736-1795

Description

A Chinese blue-and-white porcelain moon flask of the Qianlong period (1736-95) in Ming style; of circular form with tall neck and double scroll handles, the front and back with a central boss bearing a stylized floral motif, surrounded by eight stylized lotus-petal cartouches bearing the eight Buddhist emblems, all within a key-fret border; the sides with a band of scrolling lotuses; seal mark in underglaze blue; carved wood stand.

Classification
Vessels
Technique
Blue-and-white ware
Medium
Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Century
18th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 49.6 x W. 36.0 x D. 22.2 cm (19 1/2 x 14 3/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. W. Wheeler Smith, New York (by 1911), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1911.

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