明中期 景德鎮窯琺華群仙紋罐|Jar with immortals

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late 15th century · Porcelain with raised slip and enamels (Jingdezhen ware) · Asian Art

Daoist immortals—identifiable by their wild hair, unkempt clothing, and feats of magic—cavort in a garden setting. This vibrant type of ceramic decoration, called fahua, entails applying raised lines and dots of slip with a piping bag, as if decorating a cake, in addition to glazes of various colors.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 15th century

Medium

Porcelain with raised slip and enamels (Jingdezhen ware)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1960