Jingdezhen kilns
Vase with Flower-and-Leafy-Vine Scroll
1699-1732
Physical Qualities
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt decoration, 8 3/8 H x 4 3/8 Diam. in. (21.3 x 11.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Francis Burns Harvey
Object Number
1931.20.68
Chinese technical innovations from the mid-17th to mid-18th century included
a new, egg-shaped kiln design in which different temperatures and kiln
atmospheres could be maintained in a single firing. An increased percentage of
kaolin clay in the body led to the smoother, whiter surface of this vase. Cobalt ore from Yunnan Province and improved methods of refining the mineral pigment produced the clear, bright blue of its decoration.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1930; Francis Burns Harvey, Baltimore
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "90 Years of Asian Accessions: 1920-1940," (Lockwood de Forest, Julius Levy, Francis Burns Harvey, Mary Frick Jacobs, William H. Whitridge), July 2004-February 2005.
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of art, "Across East Asia: China's Cultural & Artistic Legacy," October 30, 2019-December 31, 2023.
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of art, "Across East Asia: China's Cultural & Artistic Legacy," October 30, 2019-December 31, 2023.
Markings: On bottom: artemisia leaf
