Stem cup or Butter lamp with Tibetan script

CultureChinese

OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China

PeriodQing dynasty (1645-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)

Datec.1736-1795

MediumPorcelain, underglaze cobalt blue

DimensionsOverall: 9.6 x 9.2 cm (3 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.)

MarkingsSix character seal mark written in a line, 'Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi' (Made in the Qianlong reign of the great Qing dynasty)

DescriptionChinese porcelain stem cup or butter lamp, blue and white, shaped with flared rim raised on an inverted trumpet shaped knopped pedestal base. The interior is painted with eight point floral medallion, and the exterior frieze is of lanca characters. It has a pedastal knop flanked by a band of demi-florettes and ruyi and interlinked beaded tassels.

Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain

Object numberG01.2.95

Classifications

Asian Ceramics

Sub-classification

Chinese Porcelain

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Status

On view