清 景德鎮窯五彩人物故事圖鳳尾瓶|Vase with figural scenes

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late 17th–early 18th century · Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware) · Asian Art

The figures on this vase were inspired by illustrations of historical characters in woodblock-printed plays and novels. Those publications became popular in the seventeenth century and influenced porcelain design and other decorative arts.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 17th–early 18th century

Medium

Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1960