Box and Cover

CultureChinese
Titles
  • Box and Cover
Date1736–1796
Made inJingdezhen, China
Made inChina
MediumPorcelain painted in overglaze famille rose enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
DimensionsOverall (assembled): 2 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 3 3/8 in. (6.4 × 10.8 × 8.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Charlene Quitter Thompson
Object number2013.510.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
109M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceH. M. Knight, Esq.; Huis Westeren Ban; Libby Johnson Moody, Galveston, Texas; Charlene Q. Thompson, Houston, Texas
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscription]
[not signed]
Base: six characters in red, Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi (Made during the reign of the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty)


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1723–1735
Porcelain painted in overglaze famille rose enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
2013.502.1
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1736–1796
Porcelain painted in overglaze famille rose enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
2013.500.A,.B
Bowl
1723–1735
Porcelain painted in overglaze famille noire and rose enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
2013.501.A,.B
Vase (one of a pair)
1736–1796
Porcelain painted in overglaze famille rose enamels, turquoise ground (Jingdezhen ware)
2013.508.1.A,.B
Bowl (one of a pair)
1723–1735
Porcelain painted in overglaze famille rose enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
2013.502.2
Vase (one of a pair)
1736–1796
Porcelain painted in overglaze famille rose enamels, turquoise ground (Jingdezhen ware)
2013.508.2.A,.B
Wine Cup
1661–1722
Porcelain painted in overglaze famille verte enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
2013.512
Dish
1723–1735
Porcelain painted in overglaze famille rose enamels
2013.504.A,.B
1723–1735
Porcelain painted in overglaze famille rose enamels
2013.503.1.A,.B
1723–1735
Porcelain painted in overglaze famille rose enamels
2013.503.2.A,.B
Teapot and Cover
19th–20th century
Porcelain painted in overglaze famille jaune enamels
2013.506.A,.B
Vase
19th century
Porcelain painted in overglaze famille verte enamels
2013.505.A,.B