mid-18th century
China
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Ewer
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumPorcelain painted with copper red under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
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SizeH. with cover: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Diam. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
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Geography details
China -
Country today
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Datemid-18th century
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CultureChina
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PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and period (1736-95)
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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This shape was introduced to the repertory of Chinese ceramics in the fourteenth century due in part to the prominence of Tibetan monks and practices at the Mongol Yuan (1271–1368) court.
