Vase with Looped Handles
Asian Art
As with other ceramics made during the Qianlong period, this hu-shaped vessel refers to ancient ritual bronzes, while the glaze recalls the pale blue tint of the finest Song-dynasty celadons. The clair de lune glaze was first used at the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen during the Kangxi period (1662–1722). This shade of blue is called tian lan you (sky after the rain).
MEDIUM
Porcelain
DATES
1736â1795
DYNASTY
Qing Dynasty
PERIOD
Qianlong Period
DIMENSIONS
5 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 3 3/8 in. (14.6 x 6.5 x 8.5 cm)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
32.908
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the executors of the Estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
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