Title

Octagonal famille verte stem cup, Qing dynasty, China, 1683-1700. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Octagonal famille verte stem cup with birds and flowers of the seasons, mid Kangxi period, Qing dynasty, China, 1683-1700. A famille verte stem cup of octagonal shape, ridged and splayed at base, with green enamel ring and underglaze blue borders also outlining the eight panels. It is decorated in an overglaze famille verte palette with (i) magnolia and blue birds, (ii) chrysanthemum and butterfly, (iii) narcissus and blue birds, (iv) gold flowers and butterfly, (v) green prunus and birds, (vi) peony and butterfly, (vii) prunus and birds, (viii) ducks, lotus and butterfly.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1683

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B72_058

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17,9Mb (615,1Kb) / 7,4in x 9,4in / 2213 x 2830 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature blue animal red flower flowers plant bird birds country branch white insect butterfly China Chinese green cup color colour decoration location century porcelain floral pottery artefact dynasty octagonal artifact qing dynasty glazed 17th century polychrome 18th century Eighteenth Century seventeenth century Museum of East Asian Art famille verte Kangxi period object Unknown ceramic ceramic object