Skip to main content

Vase (one of a pair)

Chinese

Artwork Details

Vase (one of a pair)
19th century
Chinese
Cloisonné (metalwork with enamel décor)
7 1/16 in. x 7 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in. ( 18 cm x 19 cm x 19 cm )
Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection
2005/1.470.1

Description

Subject Matter:

Cloisonne jar used for offerings of food, flowers, or incense made in China for the export market.

Physical Description:

Cloisonne (metalwork with enamel decor) jar. This jar uses brightly colored red, blue, green, yellow, and pinkish-purple enamelsto decorate its registers with intricate floral and vegetal patterns. Mounted on a sturdy circular base, the body of the vase flares outward to its widest point, then curves inward more steeply toward the neck, from which a bowl-like mouth curves upwards.

Usage Rights:

If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.