Foot Warmer or Scroll Weight

CultureChinese

OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China

PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911)

Date18th century or earlier

MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue

DimensionsOverall: 9.8 x 33 cm (3 7/8 x 13 in.)

Markings'Jin yu man tang' (Hall of gold and jade)

DescriptionChinese porcelain foot warmer or scroll weight, blue and white, rectangular form with five raised panel sides and rounded corners. It has recessed cash motif handles on long sides, and one end has an aperture for hot water. It is painted in Ming style with 'heaped and piled' details of lotus, diamond diaper ground on top and edges, top with four quatralobed reserves each with a character for 'Jinyumantang' (Hall of Gold and Jade).

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

Object numberG01.2.96

Classifications

Asian Ceramics

Sub-classification

Chinese Porcelain

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Status

On view