China

Room 8

Case 45

Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue with yellow and green enamels 青花、黃綠彩瓷器

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

The collection includes a large number of pieces in this style, the origins of which date from the Ming dynasty 明代 (1368-1644).

  1. Vase decorated in blue, yellow and green dragons among waves 青花、黃綠彩龍戯水紋瓶

    Mark and reign of Qianlong 乾隆 (1736-1795)

    CB-CC-1937-583

  2. Blue and yellow bowl with a flowering plant design 青花與黃彩花紋碗

    Qing dynasty, second quarter of 18th c.

    CB-CC-1934-585

    Under the base, the mark 彩潤堂制 explains that the piece was “made at the Hall of Brilliant Colours”.

  3. Flask decorated in blue and yellow with bird-shaped handles 青花與黃彩雙鳥耳瓶

    Mark and reign of Yongzheng 雍正 (1723-1735)

    CB-CC-1935-576

    This motif with two dragons encircling a character meaning “longevity” shou 壽 imitates a decoration dating from the Ming dynasty 明代 (1368-1644).

  4. Blue and yellow bowl with floral scroll 青花與黃彩草花紋碗

    Mark and reign of Yongzheng 雍正 (1723-1735)

    CB-CC-1936-582

  5. Vase decorated with morning glory in blue, yellow and green 青花黃綠彩草紋瓶

    Mark and reign of Yongzheng 雍正 (1723-1735)

    CB-CC-1938-577

    The original inspiration for this facetted vase shape lies in Near Eastern metalwork.

  6. Small blue and yellow dish with persimmon branch 青花與黃彩柿紋小盤

    Mark and reign of Yongzheng 雍正 (1723-1735)

    CB-CC-1936-581

    Persimmon 柿子 is commonly depicted accompanied by the lingzhi fungus 靈芝, which together form a rebus wishing success in business transactions 事事如意.

  7. Pilgrim’s flask with magpies perched on a Prunus tree painted in underglaze blue and yellow enamel 青花與黃彩梅樹雙喜紋寳月瓶

    Mark and reign of Yongzheng 雍正 (1723-1735)

    CB-CC-1930-573

    This distinctive shape is known in China as a “precious moon flask” 寳月瓶.

  8. Bowl decorated with a floral scroll in blue and yellow 青花與黃彩草花紋碗

    Mark and reign of Yongzheng 雍正 (1723-1735)

    CB-CC-1935-578

  9. Bowl decorated with a floral scroll in blue, yellow and green 青花黃綠彩草花紋碗

    Mark and reign of Yongzheng 雍正 (1723-1735)

    CB-CC-1931-575

  10. Meiping covered vase decorated with floral scroll in blue and yellow 青花黃彩草花紋梅瓶

    Mark and reign of Yongzheng 雍正 (1723-1735)

    CB-CC-1937-574

  11. Bowl decorated with floral design in blue, yellow and green enamels 青花黃綠彩花紋碗

    Mark and reign of Qianlong 乾隆 (1736-1795)

    CB-CC-1950-584