Vase with Dragons and Seasonal Flowers Artist: Unknown

mid-17th century

Asian Art

On view, 2nd floor, Asian Art

The structured, compartmentalized surface of this gourd-shaped vase—which depicts dragons on the top and flowers symbolizing the four seasons on the bottom—is typical of works produced during the reign of the Shunzhi emperor, before the Qing dynasty took full control of the great kiln complex at Jingdezhen.

Medium

Porcelain with colored enamels over clear glaze

Dimensions

17 11/16 × 9 3/8 in. (44.93 × 23.81 cm)

Credit Line

S. Wells Williams Collection, Bequest of F. Wells Williams, B.A. 1879

Accession Number

1928.176

Geography
Culture
Period

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Shunzhi period (1643–61)

Classification
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Provenance

Provenance

Samuel Wells Williams (1812–1884) Collection #28; Frederick Wells Williams (1857–1928;) bequeathed to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1928
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Object/Work type

vases

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