1662-1722
China
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Covered winepot or teapot
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Author of the objectChinese
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Type of arts & crafts
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Medium"Soft-paste" porcelain painted in underglaze blue
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SizeHeight with lid: 2 3/4 in ( 7cm.) to 3 1/2 in (8.8 cm.)
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Geography details
China -
Country today
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Date1662-1722
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CultureChinese
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 small, pear-shaped vessel, similar to three others in the Robert Lehman Collection (1975.1.15-17), has eared handles and curving spouts. The lids may be original to the pots. The pots and lids are painted in a linear style with classic scrolls and pendant petal-panels containing floral motifs, along with both pendant and upright leaf forms. The character yu (jade) is written in underglaze blue, with no encircling element, on each of the bases. The bodies of these four vessels are a bit softer than that of the similar piece 1975.1.1718, and the glazes are creamier in tone. There are chips on the vessels.