Collector: Albert M. Bender / Culture or time period: Asian cultures / Materials: Glaze (coating by location) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl with stand, accession number 9-12681a,b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 9-13406, described as Jar, porcelain, missing lid. Tall, ovoid side, with high wide shoulder, narrow base; very narrow short neck. Incised, and slip trailed underglaze decoration, glossy light-blue translucent glaze. Neck not glazed, and stained dark. Three large identical circular medallions, incised, on center of body: seal character (probably shou "longevity") surrounded by archaic cloud key-fret and dragon motif pattern. Slip trailed or incised band on shoulder of key-fret cloud pattern and archaic dragons. Wide band at base with 'mountain and cloud' pattern. Interior and recessed base glazed white. Stamped relief seal mark of Ch'ien Lung reign (1736-1795). Height 35.5 cm., maximum diameter 20.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Jar and lid, accession number 9-13407a,b, described as Ginger jar (a), with lid (b); porcelain, blue and white. Very large bulbous ovoid body with high shoulder and relatively narrow base, and very short narrow cylinder mouth/neck. Lid (b) is dome shaped cap that fits over mouth/neck of (a). All-over design of white-reserve prunus blossoms on branches rising from base, and descending from neck; on marbled deep gray-blue underglaze ground. Linear brush-work detail. Saw-tooth pattern band above design on shoulder, and at base. 2 lines around neck. Same blossom design on lid. Interior of each glaze white; recessed base has 4-character mark of K'ang Hsi reign (1662-1722) within irregular double circle. Height (a) 26.5 cm., maximum diameter 25 cm. Height (b) 5.3 cm., diameter 12.3 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 9-13405, described as Vase, porcelain, with overglaze enamel decoration. Tall 8-sided fluted and lobed. Base shape resembles 2 pentagons joined at one side. High wide shoulder tapers to narrow, flared out foot. Narrow, long neck tapers out to flared mouth. White reserve chrysanthemums and buds on egg-yellow enamel ground with incised detail. Black branches and leaves in post-fired black wash on reserve. Light blue enamel line at top of foot, and white edge at base and mouth. Interior and recessed base glaze white. One corner of lip broken and mended with large piece missing. Shoulder corners chipped several places. Many pits and flaws in surface. Height 44.5 cm., maximum width 18.5 cm,.

Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 9-13400, described as Blue and white porcelain vase. One of a pair.

Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 9-13399, described as Vase, porcelain, blue and white. Tall, baluster shaped one of a pair. Bulbous ovoid body on narrow flared out base; long narrow neck, and wide flared out mouth. Rim with short design in flange. Short cylinder foot under base (for wood stand?). Large underglaze design covering most of body depicting pair of peacocks standing on rocks, pair of ducks swimming amid lotus, pair of egrets, large peony flowers, pair of sparrows, and pair of swallows on tree branch; all in various tones of dark blue executed in linear brush work on wash and white ground. Cloud pattern band around mouth rim. 2 fine lines around base. Empty double circle on base. Many pinholes and iron spots in surface. Interior glaze chip in base. Design a mirror image of 9-13400. Height 46.5 cm., max diameter 17.5 cm.