Water Pot with Ivory Lid
1662–1722
- Medium
- porcelain with peach bloom glaze; ivory lid
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
- Genre
- Ceramics
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
About
The "peach-bloom" glaze developed during the Kangxi era has been described as "drunken with beauty." The water pot's glaze is in shades ranging from red to grayish rose. The interior and base are covered in white glaze.