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Flask with Floral Motif
(China )
One side of the round white body of this porcelain flask is decorated with branches and flowers of pomegranate (the large red flower), prunus (the small pink flowers), and pear (the small white flowers) fruit trees. Prunus trees and shrubs include cherry, plum, peach, and almond. On the other side are yellow and white narcissus flowers and red nandina berries. Bamboo, fungus, butterflies, and bees are also shown. The neck is decorated with alternating short dark green and longer light green banana leaves, bands encircling the bottom of the neck and the base.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1980-1981 | Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 2024 | Imperial Chinese Treasures from the Walters Collection. 1991-0. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 16 7/16 × W: 12 5/8 × D: 7 1/2 in. (41.7 × 32 × 19 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Henry Walters, 1931
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.2047
