清康熙 景德鎮窯浮雕青花釉裏紅劉海戯金蟾鳳尾瓶|Vase with immortal Liu Hai
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
Porcelain with relief decoration, painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions
H. 17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm); Diam. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); Diam. of rim 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); Diam. of base 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase by subscription, 1879
Accession Number
79.2.397
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite porcelain vase, crafted during the Kangxi reign (1662–1722) of the Qing at the renowned Jingdezhen kilns, exemplifies the pinnacle of imperial Chinese ceramics. Shaped as a phoenix-tail—standing 17⅜ inches tall with a flared rim and slender base—it features intricate relief carvings of the Daoist immortal Liu Hai interacting with his three-legged golden, a symbol of wealth and good fortune. Vibrant underglaze cobalt blue (hua) patterns contrast with rich copper-red enamels fired beneath the glaze (liuhong), creating a dynamic interplay of color and texture against a creamy white...