Teapot

Chinese1736-1795

The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States

The body of the vessel was made in a mold that formed chrysanthemums in low relief; then it was decorated with a marblized pattern within which there is actually a landscape, with mountains, trees, and mist. Here a landscape lies within a teapot painted to look like marble.

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Details

Title: Teapot
Creator Nationality: Chinese
Date Created: 1736-1795
Physical Dimensions: h14.4 cm
Type: teapot
Rights: Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
External Link: The Walters Art Museum
Medium: porcelain with overglaze enamels
Provenance: William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Place of Origin: China
Inscriptions: [Reign Mark] Qianlong [Ch'ien-lung]
Artist: Chinese

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