VesselsChinese17th-19th century

Large Rectangular Vase with Tapering Neck and Flaring Mouth and with Decoration of the Flowers of the Four Seasons

late 17th or 19th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Enameled porcelain, "famille noir" type: porcelain with overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue hallmark of an artemisia leaf with a ribbon

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

Century

17th-19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 47.3 cm (18 5/8 in.)

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