Object Details
Description
Teapot, depressed globular shape; short neck; low heavy foot with rounded footrim. Two projections on either side of shoulder, each with perforation to engage the ends of bronze handle which are held in place by two screws whose heads are in the form of a flower. Curved spout. Saucer-shaped lid with flat flange and concave bottom; fits inside neck of teapot. The lower extremity of the foot is bound with metal, and so are the tip of the spout and the rim of the lid.
Paste: white porcelain with occasional pittings and small cracks.
Glaze: pure, colorless.
Decoration: In underglaze blue. A continuous scene depicting two armies in combat against landscape setting; several monkeys; body in water. Spray of bamboo on spout. Top of lid decorated with drawing of a single soldier brandishing a sword and holding a flag in landscape background; flange has desgin of four floral scrolls. Mountains and ground executed in outline and wash; foliage delineated with dabs of pigment.
Inscriptions
Mark: Four characters, pao chu li chi (^c^), presumably a shop mark, in underglaze blue on base; calligraphy of indifferent quality.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
A Decade of Discovery: Selected Acquisitions 1970-1980 (November 9, 1979 to May 22, 1980)
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Date
late 19th century
Period
Qing dynasty
Accession Number
F1978.3a-b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze; bronze and metal fittings
Dimensions
H x W: 10 x 17.7 cm (3 15/16 x 6 15/16 in)
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Origin
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
landscape
Jingdezhen ware
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
tea
cobalt pigment
China
porcelain
Chinese Art
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Record ID
fsg_F1978.3a-b