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Unknown Maker, Chinese

Moon Flask
Now On View

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Culture

Chinese

Title

Moon Flask

Period

Qing

Year

1700s

Medium

  • Porcelain with underglaze blue cobalt

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Porcelain with underglaze blue cobalt

Materials

underglazing, porcelain

Geography

Place Made: China

Dimensions

36.8 cm (14 1/2 inches) (height)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Susan Martin Allien

Object Number

35.663

Type

  • Ceramics

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Asian Art Galleries
Jun 10, 2014
Glimpses of Grandeur
Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires
Sep 24, 1999 – Dec 26, 1999
Chinese Treasures from the Permanent Collection
Mar 03, 1989 – Apr 23, 1989
The Art of the East Asian Potter
Ceramics from China, Korea and Japan
May 20, 1988 – Oct 09, 1988

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Chinese
Moon Flask, 1700s
Porcelain with underglaze blue cobalt
36.8 cm (14 1/2 inches) (height)
Bequest of Susan Martin Allien 35.663

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