Description:
One of two Chinese export porcelain vases with a flattened quatrefoil baluster form, decorated with elements of the 'Rose Mandarin' pattern in iron-red, green, blue, pink, white, turquoise, black, purple, brown, rose, and gilding. Designed by the Chinese exclusively for the export market, the patterns for both 'Rose Mandarin' and 'Rose Medallion' were derived from 18th century floral and figural designs on 'famille rose' porcelains and those porcelains made for the Western markets in the second half of the 18th century such as these examples. European china merchants bought vases in various sizes in bulk and then sold them singly, in pairs or as garnitures, for use on a wide range of furniture including on pedestals above cabinets, tables and side furniture, as well as for alcoves and hallways. The vase has two panels each on the two long sides, one small and one large, with Chinese figures in a courtyard setting. The vase has a white stippled ground between the panels, known as a chicken-skin effect characteristic of the 1780-1800 period, decorated with scattered molded scrolls, stylized sprigs and dots in purple and gilding.
Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location); polychrome; Porcelain Link to share this object record:
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