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Photo: Susan Cole
Flask
Photo: Susan Cole

Flask

Date1736 - 95
Label TextInspired by the mottled effect of the cobalt in early Ming blue and white, this pair of flasks demonstrates the Qing potter’s control of pigment. This type of moon flask, with two loop handles, was sometimes regarded as a pilgrim flask, but served a more decorative purpose during the Qing period.
Object number40.96.2
Photo CreditPhoto: Susan Cole
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/2 × 15 1/4 in. (49.5 × 35.6 cm)
MediumPorcelain with underglaze-blue decoration
Photo: Paul Macapia
Chiu Yen
15th century
Object number: 48.167
Flask
1736-95
Object number: 40.96.1
Bowl
1522-1566
Object number: 48.163
Jar
16th century
Object number: 51.88
Jingdezhen ware
1723-1735
Object number: 66.61.1
Dish
Japanese, Arita
ca. 1730
Object number: 92.47.20.2
Photo: Paul Macapia
Japanese
mid 17th century
Object number: 92.47.1
Photo: Paul Macapia
Japanese
mid 17th century
Object number: 92.47.2
Plate
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 98.47.9.1
Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
Korean
17th-18th century
Object number: 88.6
Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
Korean
19th century
Object number: 82.127