清 陳覲侯製紫砂觚|Vase in the shape of an archaic bronze vessel (gu)

Chen Jinhou

18th century · Stoneware with relief decoration (Yixing ware) · Asian Art

Both the shape and decoration of this vase derive from archaic ritual bronzes of the Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.). Unlike porcelain pieces produced at Jingdezhen, works made in the Yixing kilns were often signed, in this case by Chen Jinhou, making this ceramic tradition one of the first examples of studio pottery in the global history of ceramics.

Artist

Chen Jinhou

Date

18th century

Medium

Stoneware with relief decoration (Yixing ware)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Michael Abraham, 1984