Asian Art
Pair of Lotus Petal Vases
Permanent ExhibitionCeramics
Details
- Author / creator
- China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
- Object type
- Ceramics
- Date or period
- 1662–1722
- Dimensions summary
- Overall: 21.2 cm
- Maker or workshop
- China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
- Period / style
- Qing dynasty period
- Place of origin
- China
- Acquisition method
- Bequest
- Credit line
- Bequeathed by the Friends of the Ashcombe Museum, 1942
About this object
The "peach-bloom" glaze developed during the Kangxi era has also been described as "drunken with beauty." Technical achievements were transcended with aesthetic associations, revealing the greatest sensitivity to all things beautiful in nature.
Materials and technique
Porcelain with "peach bloom" glaze
