Jingdezhen kilns
Small Beaker Vase
1700
Physical Qualities
Porcelain with powder-blue (cobalt) glaze, 7 5/8 H x 4 3/8 Diam. in. (19.4 x 11.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Frank J. and Elizabeth L. Goodnow Collection
Object Number
1942.70.315
In proportion, this vase resembles an ancient bronze ritual vessel (zun), but in size, it is more like another (gu). The special stippled or mottled effect was the result of powdered cobalt blown through a bamboo tube onto the moistened
unglazed porcelain surface before it was covered by transparent glaze.
unglazed porcelain surface before it was covered by
transparent glaze.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 1942; Goodnow Collection, Baltimore; probably acquired by Elizabeth Goodnow in China, c. 1912-1913
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "90 Years of Asian Accessions: 1940-1960," (Goodnow, Riggs of J, Cone, Chinese & Japanese Dolls), January-November 2005.
