Pear-shaped vase with monster heads and gilded bands with ruyi motif
ca. 1750 - ca. 1799
Medium
turning
Dimensions
16.8; 6; 5.7; 9
About this artwork
buik: diameter 9 cm
Art Historical Context
This exquisite pear-shaped vase, crafted anonymously around 1750–1799, exemplifies the refined ceramic artistry of China's Qing dynasty. Standing at 16.8 cm high with a diameter of 6 cm a broader body measuring 9 cm—it was shaped using the turning technique on a potter's wheel, allowing for the vase's elegant, swelling form that tapers gracefully to a narrow neck. Such precise wheel-throwing produced vessels prized for their balance and symmetry, ideal for display in scholarly studios or affluent homes. The vase's decoration features fierce monster heads—likely inspired by ancient taotie moti...
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...