Ceremonial Wine Pot
Maker
Unknown
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Date1662-1721
Mediumporcelain
Dimensions8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 cm.)
DescriptionOne of two Kangxi dynasty porcelain peach-shaped wine ewers. with turquoise and aubergine glazes. The vertical tublar extensions inside these ewers allowed them to be filled through the hole in the base and when turned over it did not need to be plugged. This shape was first made towards the end of the Ming dynasty and blue and white examples were found in the wreck of a Chinese junk sunk off the coast of Java (The Hatcher wreck). They were copied by the Rockingham factory in England ca. 1830 and henceforth known as 'Cadogan teapots'. The peaches represent longevity. They are resting on carved teackwood bases.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Florence M. Quinn
Status
Not on viewObject number44.92
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