Triple vase in form of bamboo
possibly 1870
Medium
Bone china
Dimensions
confirmed: 5 7/8 × 3 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (14.9 × 8.3 × 7.3 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Helene Fortunoff and Robert Grossman, 2017
Accession Number
2018.62.39
Art Historical Context
This exquisite *Triple Vase in the Form of Bamboo*, crafted by the renowned British firm Minton(s) around1870, exemplifies the era's fascination with naturalistic forms and exotic motifs. Produced in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire—the heart of England's pottery industry—Minton was a leader in fine ceramics, blending technical innovation with artistic elegance. The vase's tripartite design, mimicking slender bamboo stalks, reflects the era's Japonisme trend, where Eastern aesthetics inspired Western decorative arts, evoking a sense of graceful asymmetry and organic vitality. Made from bone chin...
About the Artist
Minton(s) · 1793–2001
Minton is among the most distinguished names in the history of British ceramics, a firm whose two and a quarter centuries of production encompass everything from blue transfer-printed earthenwares to the most rarefied decorative porcelain of the Victorian age. The company was founded in 1793 by Thomas Minton (1765–1836) in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire — the heart of England's pottery industry. ...