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mid-17th century · Porcelain with incised decoration painted in cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware) · Asian Art

Although the source has not yet been identified, it seems likely that the scene painted on this vase illustrates a moment from a play or a novel, possibly a work with romantic overtones. In the center of the vase, a gentleman with three attendants appears to be shooing another man off his property. At the upper right, a young woman, probably a female member of the house, is peeking through an open doorway. It is easy to imagine an outraged father or husband stumbling across an assignation of some type.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-17th century

Medium

Porcelain with incised decoration painted in cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1920