Vase

Date1730 - 35

Label TextPainted chinoiserie scenes typically present exotic figures situated in fanciful landscape settings. Meissen, the first European manufactory to produce a porcelain comparable to the Chinese, developed new enamel colors and innovative chinoiserie designs.

Object number69.205

ProvenanceCollection of Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, unknown purchase date until December 1969; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1969

Published ReferencesSeattle Art Museum. Annual Report of the Seattle Art Museum, 1969, p. 58, not illus.

Credit LineGift of Martha and Henry Isaacson

Dimensions9 5/8 in. (24.45 cm) Diam.: 2 1/2 in. Girth: 16 1/4 in.

MediumHard paste porcelain with enamel colors, luster and gilding