Vases

Museum number:
9-13409
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090013409
Alternate number:
3820 (previous number (Design Dept.))
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Vase, porcelain, one of a pair. Long narrow ovoid form; narrow mouth and base, no neck. Underglaze blue depiction of two dragons amid stylized clouds, chasing pearl. Fine linear detail, and wash. Band ato top: floral design of pine, bamboo, and prunus blossoms in white reserve on dark blue 'crackle' lattice ground. Narrower band at base with identical design. Interior and recessed base white, glazed. Height 25.5 cm., maximum diameter 9.5 cm.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Collector:
Albert M. Bender
Materials:
Glaze (coating by location), Paint (coating), and Porcelain (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons and Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Vases, accession number 9-13409, described as Vase, porcelain, one of a pair. Long narrow ovoid form; narrow mouth and base, no neck. Underglaze blue depiction of two dragons amid stylized clouds, chasing pearl. Fine linear detail, and wash. Band ato top: floral design of pine, bamboo, and prunus blossoms in white reserve on dark blue 'crackle' lattice ground. Narrower band at base with identical design. Interior and recessed base white, glazed. Height 25.5 cm., maximum diameter 9.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Vases, accession number 9-13409, described as Vase, porcelain, one of a pair. Long narrow ovoid form; narrow mouth and base, no neck. Underglaze blue depiction of two dragons amid stylized clouds, chasing pearl. Fine linear detail, and wash. Band ato top: floral design of pine, bamboo, and prunus blossoms in white reserve on dark blue 'crackle' lattice ground. Narrower band at base with identical design. Interior and recessed base white, glazed. Height 25.5 cm., maximum diameter 9.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Vases, accession number 9-13409, described as Vase, porcelain, one of a pair. Long narrow ovoid form; narrow mouth and base, no neck. Underglaze blue depiction of two dragons amid stylized clouds, chasing pearl. Fine linear detail, and wash. Band ato top: floral design of pine, bamboo, and prunus blossoms in white reserve on dark blue 'crackle' lattice ground. Narrower band at base with identical design. Interior and recessed base white, glazed. Height 25.5 cm., maximum diameter 9.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Vases, accession number 9-13409, described as Vase, porcelain, one of a pair. Long narrow ovoid form; narrow mouth and base, no neck. Underglaze blue depiction of two dragons amid stylized clouds, chasing pearl. Fine linear detail, and wash. Band ato top: floral design of pine, bamboo, and prunus blossoms in white reserve on dark blue 'crackle' lattice ground. Narrower band at base with identical design. Interior and recessed base white, glazed. Height 25.5 cm., maximum diameter 9.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Vases, accession number 9-13409, described as Vase, porcelain, one of a pair. Long narrow ovoid form; narrow mouth and base, no neck. Underglaze blue depiction of two dragons amid stylized clouds, chasing pearl. Fine linear detail, and wash. Band ato top: floral design of pine, bamboo, and prunus blossoms in white reserve on dark blue 'crackle' lattice ground. Narrower band at base with identical design. Interior and recessed base white, glazed. Height 25.5 cm., maximum diameter 9.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Vases, accession number 9-13409, described as Vase, porcelain, one of a pair. Long narrow ovoid form; narrow mouth and base, no neck. Underglaze blue depiction of two dragons amid stylized clouds, chasing pearl. Fine linear detail, and wash. Band ato top: floral design of pine, bamboo, and prunus blossoms in white reserve on dark blue 'crackle' lattice ground. Narrower band at base with identical design. Interior and recessed base white, glazed. Height 25.5 cm., maximum diameter 9.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Vases, accession number 9-13409, described as Vase, porcelain, one of a pair. Long narrow ovoid form; narrow mouth and base, no neck. Underglaze blue depiction of two dragons amid stylized clouds, chasing pearl. Fine linear detail, and wash. Band ato top: floral design of pine, bamboo, and prunus blossoms in white reserve on dark blue 'crackle' lattice ground. Narrower band at base with identical design. Interior and recessed base white, glazed. Height 25.5 cm., maximum diameter 9.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Vases, accession number 9-13409, described as Vase, porcelain, one of a pair. Long narrow ovoid form; narrow mouth and base, no neck. Underglaze blue depiction of two dragons amid stylized clouds, chasing pearl. Fine linear detail, and wash. Band ato top: floral design of pine, bamboo, and prunus blossoms in white reserve on dark blue 'crackle' lattice ground. Narrower band at base with identical design. Interior and recessed base white, glazed. Height 25.5 cm., maximum diameter 9.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vases, accession number 9-13409, described as Vase, porcelain, one of a pair. Long narrow ovoid form; narrow mouth and base, no neck. Underglaze blue depiction of two dragons amid stylized clouds, chasing pearl. Fine linear detail, and wash. Band ato top: floral design of pine, bamboo, and prunus blossoms in white reserve on dark blue 'crackle' lattice ground. Narrower band at base with identical design. Interior and recessed base white, glazed. Height 25.5 cm., maximum diameter 9.5 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vases, accession number 9-13409, described as Vase, porcelain, one of a pair. Long narrow ovoid form; narrow mouth and base, no neck. Underglaze blue depiction of two dragons amid stylized clouds, chasing pearl. Fine linear detail, and wash. Band ato top: floral design of pine, bamboo, and prunus blossoms in white reserve on dark blue 'crackle' lattice ground. Narrower band at base with identical design. Interior and recessed base white, glazed. Height 25.5 cm., maximum diameter 9.5 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vases, accession number 9-13409, described as Vase, porcelain, one of a pair. Long narrow ovoid form; narrow mouth and base, no neck. Underglaze blue depiction of two dragons amid stylized clouds, chasing pearl. Fine linear detail, and wash. Band ato top: floral design of pine, bamboo, and prunus blossoms in white reserve on dark blue 'crackle' lattice ground. Narrower band at base with identical design. Interior and recessed base white, glazed. Height 25.5 cm., maximum diameter 9.5 cm.

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