Title
A pair of blue and white bottle vases
Year/Period
Kangxi period (1662-1722), Qing dynasty
Region
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H: 26.6 x Diameter,
of mouth: 3 cm
of mouth: 3 cm
Accession No.
2002-00093
Collection of
Credit Line
From the Xiang Xue Zhuang Collection in memory of Dr Tan Tsze Chor
This pair of bottle vases with tall necks and hanging ornament motifs are painted with cobalt-blue pigments. Each bottle is decorated with floral scrolls, plantain leaves and a stylised 'ruyi' motif, an auspicious symbol for good fortune, which means 'you get everything you wish for'. The ornamentations on the bottles suggest that they were most likely made for export.
