Cilindrical bottle vase with auspicious symbols, scrolls and petal borders

About this artwork

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Art Historical Context

This elegant cylindrical bottle vase, standing at 17.7 cm tall and just 4.6 cm in diameter, exemplifies the exquisite porcelain craftsmanship of late 17th to early 18th-century China, likely from the Kangxi reign (ca. 1680–1720). Crafted anonymously using the wheel-throwing technique—known as "turning"— features a pristine white porcelain body adorned with underglaze blue. Delicate scrolls, petal borders, and auspicious symbols swirl across its surface, motifs drawn from traditional Chinese iconography symbolizing prosperity, longevity, and harmony. These blue-and-white wares were pinnacle ac...

About the Artist

anonymous

In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...