China

Room 8

Case 42

Underglaze blue and Wanli wucai enamelled porcelain 青花與萬曆五彩瓷器

Porcelain from the Jingdezhen kilns 景德鎮窯, Jiangxi Province 江西省, Qing dynasty 清代 (1644-1911).

Blue and white decoration, which appeared under the Yuan 元代 (1279-1368), and “five colours” wucai 五彩 enamels, introduced during the Ming 明代 (1368-1644), remained highly popular.

  1. Guanyin vase with underglaze blue designs 青花觀音尊瓶

    Reign of Kangxi 康熙 (1662-1722)

    CB-CC-1949-506

    An important figure arrives on a beautiful moonlit evening, while the ladies of the house make ready to receive him.
  2. Bowl with peony pattern painted in underglaze blue and red 青花釉裏紅牡丹紋碗

    Mark and reign of Daoguang 道光 (1821-1850)

    CB-CC-1932-525

    On the outside, a young man is depicted carrying a vase containing a peony, thus conveying the wish for peace and prosperity 平安富貴.

  3. Pair of meiping vases with magpie and Prunus design 青花加彩喜鵲梅樹梅瓶一對

    Mark and reign of Qianlong 乾隆 (1736-1795)

    CB-CC-1950-606 et CB-CC-1950-607

    This image makes up a rebus expressing a wish for perfect conjugal bliss 雙喜眉梢.
  4. Blue and white dish with peony design 青花牡丹紋盤

    Mark and reign of Kangxi 康熙 (1662-1722)

    CB-CC-1930-512

    This style is associated with the beginning of the reign.
  5. Blue and white covered jar with dragon design 青花龍紋小蓋罐

    Mark and reign of Kangxi 康熙 (1662-1722)

    CB-CC-1935-513

  6. Blue and white vase in Ming style with dragon design 青花龍紋瓶

    Mark of Jiajing 嘉靖 (1522-1566), early 18th c.

    CB-CC-1934-514
  7. Bowl (one of a pair) with floral scroll design painted in underglaze blue and red 青花釉裏紅花紋大碗

    Mark and reign of Qianlong 乾隆 (1736-1795)

    CB-CC-1964-523
  8. Covered box with phoenix among peonies painted in Wanli wucai style 萬曆五彩鳳凰與牡丹紋圓蓋盒

    Mark and reign of Kangxi 康熙 (1662-1722)

    CB-CC-1930-552
  9. Miniature covered jar with dragon design painted in Wanli wucai style 萬曆五彩龍紋小罐

    Mark and reign of Yongzheng 雍正 (1723-1735)

    CB-CC-1929-572

  10. Guanyin vase painted in Wanli wucai style 萬曆五彩鳳凰與牡丹紋觀音尊瓶

    Reign of Kangxi 康熙 (1662-1722)

    CB-CC-1964-551

    The decoration is interrupted at the shoulder by a band of “cracked ice” pattern in blue.