YenYen vase

unknown1662/1722

Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia, Italy

Baluster vase with a high neck with a decidedly open hem ("yenyen" type), a slightly expanded flat base and decoration inspired by characters from Chinese mythology, distributed in two registers.
Pansa Collection

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Title: YenYen vase
Creator: unknown
Date: 1662/1722
Location: Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia
Photographer: Carlo Vannini
Period: Qing dinasty (1644-1911): reign of emperor Kangxi
Provenance: China, Jingdezhen furnaces, Jiangxi province
Type: Etnic handmade
Medium: Porcelain with polychrome enamels in the palette of the 'famille rose'.

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