Tile

Museum number:
9-13479
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090013479
Alternate number:
3833 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Porcelain tile; porcelain, glaze; tile making, underglaze painting; blue and white; .75" thick, 12 7/8" x 9.5"; 1.5cm thick x 2.4.0 x 32.8 cm Several chips on R orders Heavy, thick, rectangular tile with grooved edges. Underglaze blue scene of willow tree by water filled with blooming water plants. Surrounded by dark blue border with white outline hexagonal tile patter. Good condition. Mortar on back. Label on back says, "Gift of Mrs. Anson S. Blake, March 27, 1956." Tile, porcelain, blue white; Thick, heavy, rectangular, with grooved edge. Underglaze blue depiction of water scene with willow tree, floral vine, lotus leaves and blossoms in 'wash' and linear brushwork. Framed by dark blue, and white honey-comb pattern band to edge with ju-i scepter-head at each corner. Underside and edge glazed white. Underside covered with mortar. Paper label reading "Gift of Mrs. Anson Blake March 27, 1956." Several chips in edge; and surface irregularities L. 32.8cm, W. 24.2cm Porcelain, underglaze blue decoration.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Materials:
Porcelain (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Tile, accession number 9-13479, described as Porcelain tile; porcelain, glaze; tile making, underglaze painting; blue and white; .75" thick, 12 7/8" x 9.5"; 1.5cm thick x 2.4.0 x 32.8 cm Several chips on R orders Heavy, thick, rectangular tile with grooved edges. Underglaze blue scene of willow tree by water filled with blooming water plants. Surrounded by dark blue border with white outline hexagonal tile patter. Good condition. Mortar on back. Label on back says, "Gift of Mrs. Anson S. Blake, March 27, 1956." Tile, porcelain, blue white; Thick, heavy, rectangular, with grooved edge. Underglaze blue depiction of water scene with willow tree, floral vine, lotus leaves and blossoms in 'wash' and linear brushwork. Framed by dark blue, and white honey-comb pattern band to edge with ju-i scepter-head at each corner. Underside and edge glazed white. Underside covered with mortar. Paper label reading "Gift of Mrs. Anson Blake March 27, 1956." Several chips in edge; and surface irregularities L. 32.8cm, W. 24.2cm Porcelain, underglaze blue decoration.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Tile, accession number 9-13479, described as Porcelain tile; porcelain, glaze; tile making, underglaze painting; blue and white; .75" thick, 12 7/8" x 9.5"; 1.5cm thick x 2.4.0 x 32.8 cm Several chips on R orders Heavy, thick, rectangular tile with grooved edges. Underglaze blue scene of willow tree by water filled with blooming water plants. Surrounded by dark blue border with white outline hexagonal tile patter. Good condition. Mortar on back. Label on back says, "Gift of Mrs. Anson S. Blake, March 27, 1956." Tile, porcelain, blue white; Thick, heavy, rectangular, with grooved edge. Underglaze blue depiction of water scene with willow tree, floral vine, lotus leaves and blossoms in 'wash' and linear brushwork. Framed by dark blue, and white honey-comb pattern band to edge with ju-i scepter-head at each corner. Underside and edge glazed white. Underside covered with mortar. Paper label reading "Gift of Mrs. Anson Blake March 27, 1956." Several chips in edge; and surface irregularities L. 32.8cm, W. 24.2cm Porcelain, underglaze blue decoration.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tile, accession number 9-13479, described as Porcelain tile; porcelain, glaze; tile making, underglaze painting; blue and white; .75" thick, 12 7/8" x 9.5"; 1.5cm thick x 2.4.0 x 32.8 cm Several chips on R orders Heavy, thick, rectangular tile with grooved edges. Underglaze blue scene of willow tree by water filled with blooming water plants. Surrounded by dark blue border with white outline hexagonal tile patter. Good condition. Mortar on back. Label on back says, "Gift of Mrs. Anson S. Blake, March 27, 1956." Tile, porcelain, blue white; Thick, heavy, rectangular, with grooved edge. Underglaze blue depiction of water scene with willow tree, floral vine, lotus leaves and blossoms in 'wash' and linear brushwork. Framed by dark blue, and white honey-comb pattern band to edge with ju-i scepter-head at each corner. Underside and edge glazed white. Underside covered with mortar. Paper label reading "Gift of Mrs. Anson Blake March 27, 1956." Several chips in edge; and surface irregularities L. 32.8cm, W. 24.2cm Porcelain, underglaze blue decoration.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tile, accession number 9-13479, described as Porcelain tile; porcelain, glaze; tile making, underglaze painting; blue and white; .75" thick, 12 7/8" x 9.5"; 1.5cm thick x 2.4.0 x 32.8 cm Several chips on R orders Heavy, thick, rectangular tile with grooved edges. Underglaze blue scene of willow tree by water filled with blooming water plants. Surrounded by dark blue border with white outline hexagonal tile patter. Good condition. Mortar on back. Label on back says, "Gift of Mrs. Anson S. Blake, March 27, 1956." Tile, porcelain, blue white; Thick, heavy, rectangular, with grooved edge. Underglaze blue depiction of water scene with willow tree, floral vine, lotus leaves and blossoms in 'wash' and linear brushwork. Framed by dark blue, and white honey-comb pattern band to edge with ju-i scepter-head at each corner. Underside and edge glazed white. Underside covered with mortar. Paper label reading "Gift of Mrs. Anson Blake March 27, 1956." Several chips in edge; and surface irregularities L. 32.8cm, W. 24.2cm Porcelain, underglaze blue decoration.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tile, accession number 9-13479, described as Porcelain tile; porcelain, glaze; tile making, underglaze painting; blue and white; .75" thick, 12 7/8" x 9.5"; 1.5cm thick x 2.4.0 x 32.8 cm Several chips on R orders Heavy, thick, rectangular tile with grooved edges. Underglaze blue scene of willow tree by water filled with blooming water plants. Surrounded by dark blue border with white outline hexagonal tile patter. Good condition. Mortar on back. Label on back says, "Gift of Mrs. Anson S. Blake, March 27, 1956." Tile, porcelain, blue white; Thick, heavy, rectangular, with grooved edge. Underglaze blue depiction of water scene with willow tree, floral vine, lotus leaves and blossoms in 'wash' and linear brushwork. Framed by dark blue, and white honey-comb pattern band to edge with ju-i scepter-head at each corner. Underside and edge glazed white. Underside covered with mortar. Paper label reading "Gift of Mrs. Anson Blake March 27, 1956." Several chips in edge; and surface irregularities L. 32.8cm, W. 24.2cm Porcelain, underglaze blue decoration.

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