Vase with Bird and Flower Design
Unknown Artist
late 1800s–early 1900s
Medium
porcelain with underglaze blue
Dimensions
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Classification
Ceramic
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Yamanaka Shoji in memory of Jiro Yamanaka
Accession Number
1989.117
About this artwork
This vase with broad shoulders and a tall neck represents a typical style of 19th-century blue-and-white porcelain. Unlike earlier examples decorated mainly with literati themes that evoke neo-Confucian moral values—plum blossoms (purity), orchids (grace), bamboo (integrity), and chrysanthemums (loftiness)—porcelain works of the 1800s feature fully bloomed peonies and a pair of playful birds, symbols of wealth and familial harmony.