Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Jade 'Cong' Ritual Implement

Unidentified ArtistQianlong period, 1736 - 1795

Details

Title: Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Jade 'Cong' Ritual Implement
Creator: Unidentified Artist
Creator Lifespan: 1/1
Date: Qianlong period, 1736 - 1795
Technique: Celadon
Physical Dimensions: w13.1 x h27.0 x d13.1 cm
Period: Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ralph C. Marcove, M.D.
Creation Place: Jingdezhen/Jiangxi province/China/East Asia
Type: Vessels
External Link: Harvard Art Museums
Medium: Jingdezhen 'Guan'-type ware: porcelain with crackled, grayish blue, 'guan'-type glaze; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading 'Da Qing Qianlongnian zhi' in seal-script characters on the base

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