Description
The flower-and-bird painting in this vase was intricately executed in colored enamels (falangcai), with careful modeling, shading, and blending of colors reflecting European influences through missionary-artists at the Qing court. The Jesuit artist Giuseppe Castiglione (1688–1766), in particular, exerted tremendous impact at the Qianlong academy.
Provenance
Charles Russell Collection (by 1931); (John Sparks, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1971); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1971–)
Accession Number
1971.145
Medium
porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over transparent glaze
Dimensions
Overall: 18.6 x 10.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund
