Jingdezhen kilns
1729
Physical Qualities
"Slippery stone" (huashi) porcelain with underglaze cobalt decoration, 7 5/8 H x 3 5/8 Diam. in. (19.4 H x 9.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Francis Burns Harvey
Object Number
1931.20.71
The design includes a bat in flight, and lingzhi mushroom growing at the base of the pine tree, all symbols of longevity taken from a pattern book.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1930; Francis Burns Harvey, Baltimore
