Title
Blue and white vase with warriors in landscape
Year/Period
Chenghua mark, Kangxi period (1662-1722), Qing dynasty
Region
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H43.6 x Dia23.3 x Dia of mouth10.6 cm
Accession No.
2002-00091
Collection of
Credit Line
From the Xiang Xue Zhuang Collection in memory of Dr Tan Tsze Chor
The upper part of this blue and white meiping or globular vase depicts three officials pointing to the sky. It illustrates the saying 'zhiri gaosheng' which means rising to a high position within a short period of time'. This scene was probably extracted from the popular story 'Yang jiajiang yanyi' (Yang Warriors). The story recounts the Yang family patriots who defended the Northern Song empire.
