Vase

Place of OriginChina

DateQing Dynasty (1644-1912), Reign of Kangxi (1662-1722)

DimensionsH: 28 3/8 in.

MediumPorcelain, known as seven color ware

ClassificationCeramics

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1944.32

Not on View

DescriptionFlowering plants, grasses, rocks and birds

Label TextChinese ceramic wares with a variety of bright enamel colors appealed to Western taste and became known as seven color wares. In fact, the Chinese term for these porcelains is ci tai hua falang, or porcelain painted with foreign enamels, indicating such porcelains were not made for the Chinese, but for European markets.Published ReferencesHai-Wai, Yi-Chen, Chinese art in overseas collections; Pottery & porcelain II, Taipei, 1989, fig. 175, p. 177.