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Enamel in Chinese Decorative Arts, 1300–1900
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China
mid-14th century
Inspired by Islamic aesthetics, blue-and-white porcelain expanded the color range of Chinese ceramics. Colored porcelain was disdained as a vulgar product among art connoisseurs during the late fourteenth century, when monochromatic wares were most popular.
Title
Faceted vase with flowers
Period
Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
Date
mid-14th century
Culture
China
Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions
H. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Diam. of rim 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. of foot 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Stanley Herzman, in memory of Adele Herzman, 1991
Object No.
1991.253.34