Title
Blue and white baluster vase
Year/Period
15th century
Region
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H43.6 x Dia16.2 x Dia of mouth11.0 cm
Accession No.
2002-00076
Collection of
Credit Line
From the Xiang Xue Zhuang Collection in memory of Dr Tan Tsze Chor
This covered baluster vase with ring handles is painted in a 'windswept' style depicting a scholar and his attendant carrying a zither, a popular subject in Chinese paintings and in Ming and Qing woodblock-illustrated books.The term 'baluster' refers to the vertical, rounded supports of a balustrade. Baluster vases were exported to Europe from the later half of the 17th century. During the 18th century, this type of vases formed part of a garniture, which is a combined set of five or seven beakers and vases used in European interiors.
