Vase
Category
Ceramics
Date
1736 - 1795
Materials
hard paste porcelain
Measurements
730 mm (Height); 470 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Basildon Park, Berkshire
NT 266474
Summary
Hard-paste porcelain guan-style globular vase, tianqiuping, or 'Celestial Sphere vase'. With a Qianlong seal mark and of the period 1736-1795. Jingdezhen, China. The glaze appears to imitate that used on imperial wares of the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). During the Qianlong reign in China, the emperor often advocated taking inspiration from moralities associated with times of antiquity through the imitation of forms and designs as well as types of glazes.
Marks and inscriptions
Qianlong six character seal mark