Lighting DevicesChinese18th century

Small Oil Lamp with Decoration of the Eight Buddhist Treasures (Babao)

Qianlong period, 1736-1795

Classification

Lighting Devices

Technique

Blue-and-white ware

Medium

Blue-and-white ware: molded porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" within a double square on the base; originally with metal mounts

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 15.2 x Diam. 9.5 x W. (across spout) 12.5 cm (6 x 3 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.)

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