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Moon Flask with Decoration of the Eight Buddhist Treasures (Babao) within Stylized Lotus Petals

Unidentified ArtistQianlong period, 1736-1795

Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States

A Chinese blue-and-white porcelain moon flask of the Qianlong period (1736-95) in Ming style; of circular form with tall neck and double scroll handles, the front and back with a central boss bearing a stylized floral motif, surrounded by eight stylized lotus-petal cartouches bearing the eight Buddhist emblems, all within a key-fret border; the sides with a band of scrolling lotuses; seal mark in underglaze blue; carved wood stand.

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  • Title: Moon Flask with Decoration of the Eight Buddhist Treasures (Babao) within Stylized Lotus Petals
  • Creator: Unidentified Artist
  • Creator Lifespan: 1/1
  • Date: Qianlong period, 1736-1795
  • Technique: Blue-and-white ware
  • Physical Dimensions: w36.0 x h49.6 x d22.2 cm
  • Period: Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
  • Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. W. Wheeler Smith
  • Creation Place: Jingdezhen/Jiangxi province/China/East Asia
  • Type: Vessels
  • External Link: Harvard Art Museums
  • Medium: Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
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