Jingdezhen kilns
Vase Decorated with a Scholar Seated at His Desk
1682-1709
Physical Qualities
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt decoration, silver alloy collar, 10 H x 5 Diam. in. (25.4 x 12.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Francis Burns Harvey
Object Number
1931.20.90
The Jingdezhen kilns were destroyed in the early years of the Qing dynasty,
as the Manchus invaded China from their territory in the northeast and disrupted
a country already depleted by the excesses of the late Ming court as well
as a series of natural disasters. Beginning in 1683, the kilns resumed operation.
Figural decoration drawn from contemporary novels, washes of bright blue,
a very white body with an increasing percentage of kaolin clay, and a shiny
glaze were characteristic of the re-established kilns.This vase was repaired,
possibly in China, with a silver collar and rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1930; Francis Burns Harvey, Baltimore
Collection installation, "Asia.The Art & Business of Writing", Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
Frances Klapthor, Chinese Ceramics, Baltimore: BMA, 1993, no. 36, p. 48, ill. p. 49.
On View at the BMA
