Blue-and-White Carafe with royal monogram and bat motifs / Artist Unknown, China, Jingdezhen kiln
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- Accession Number
- 2005/1.461A&B
- Title
- Blue-and-White Carafe with royal monogram and bat motifs
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with blue underglaze painting
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1874
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Jiangxi (province)
- Jingdezhen
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Jiangxi (province)
- Creation Place 4
- Jingdezhen
- Style/Group/Movement
- Chinese ware for Thai royalty
- Dimensions
- 31.5 cm x 14 cm x 14 cm (12 3/8 in. x 5 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in.)
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- bottle
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Physical Description
- It is a porcelain carafe with blue underglazing, with design of stylized acronym of King Rama V of Thailand (1868-1910), his name and reign in medallions with bat motifs and ribbons, and flower and leaf scrolls.
- Subject Matter
- Blue-and-white ceramics in Chinese style such as this were created in China (possibly Jingdezhen, the center of Chinese ceramic production) during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910) and used by members of the royal family. They were decorated in a variety of patterns and includes inscriptions along with motifs, and repetitive patterns of the highly stylized initials of Rama V. The bat motif is traditionally a popular design in China, because the pronunciation of the character for “bat” (fu) is identical to that for “blessing.”
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- chinese
- chinese ceramics styles
- chinese styles
- chinese styles and periods
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- east asian
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2592 x 3888
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2005/1.461A&B
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"Blue-and-White Carafe with royal monogram and bat motifs; Artist Unknown, China, Jingdezhen kiln." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.461a-amp-amp-sem-b/2005_1.461.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.