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mid-19th century · Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamel (Jingdezhen ware) · Asian Art

“Eight-brokens” (bapo)—a kind of collage of fragmentary images of bronzes, steles, bricks, tiles, coins, and other antiques bearing inscriptions—was widely popular from the mid-nineteenth century onward. Playful and laden with epigraphic significance, this unusual design was seen in a range of media, including porcelain, like this current vase.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-19th century

Medium

Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamel (Jingdezhen ware)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase by subscription, 1879