Vase in the Form of a Hu
Asian Art
Potters at the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen created extraordinary monochrome glazes during the early eighteenth century, including this tea-dust glaze, produced by spraying a green lead glaze over a yellow-brown iron glaze. The speckled gray-green color was thought to resemble dried tea leaves. Although this glaze first occurred at kilns in Shaanxi and Henan provinces during the Tang dynasty, and was also used in the Ming dynasty, it fell out of favor and was later revived at Jingdezhen for use on imperial wares during the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods. Not only do this vessel’s color and design recall the patina on ancient bronzes but also its shape recalls earlier bronze ritual vessels popular in the Han dynasty.
MEDIUM
Porcelain, monchrome green (tea dust) glaze
DATES
1736â1795
DYNASTY
Qing Dynasty
PERIOD
Qianlong Period
DIMENSIONS
14 3/4 x 9 1/16 x 7 1/2 in. (37.5 x 23 x 19 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Impressed six charater seal mark on base under glaze: Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
46.203.5
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Mary T. Cockcroft
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Large vase in the form of a 'Hu'. Green tea-dust glaze which turns brown on edges where glaze is thin. Grey-white porcelain clay. Impressed six charater seal marks on base under glaze: Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Vase in the Form of a Hu, 1736â1795. Porcelain, monchrome green (tea dust) glaze, 14 3/4 x 9 1/16 x 7 1/2 in. (37.5 x 23 x 19 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Mary T. Cockcroft, 46.203.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 46.203.5_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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