Physical description
Bottle made of porcelain, pear-shaped, painted in underglaze blue with lotus plants on a white ground. The long neck has been filed down and mounted with a silver top.
Mount: Turkish 19th century silver mount
Place of Origin
China (made)
Turkey (mounted)
Date
early 17th century (made)
19th century (mounted)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, with silver mount
Dimensions
Diameter: 16.2 cm, Height: 30.8 cm
Descriptive line
Bottle, porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, China, Ming dynasty, early 17th century; with Turkish 19th century silver mount
Materials
Porcelain; Cobalt oxide; Silver
Techniques
Painted; Glazed; Mounted
Subjects depicted
Lotus flowers
Categories
China in Persia; Ceramics; Porcelain
Collection
East Asia Collection