Department:
The Museum Proper
Replica or Original:
Not a Replica
On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:
On Display
Primary Material:
Porcelain
Medium:
Painted Vase
Dimensions:
8" x 4.5" x 4.5"
Classification/Category:
Furnishings
Specific Classification:
Decorative Vase
Notable Signatures,
Inscriptions, and/or Markings:
Donated by:
Donated by the Fok Ying Tung Foundation
Accession Number
1993.031.001
Artifact Date:
Unknown
Qing Dynasty
Artifact Era/Dynasty:
Unknown
Creator:
Chinese
Creator Ancestry:
The "Garlic" Mouth Vase with Dragon Design is a vase with a uniquely shaped lip depicting a red dragon. The term "garlic mouth" refers to the size and shape of the vase's mouth and how it visually resembles a bulb of garlic. The neck of the vase elongates from the round robust base. On the base, a ferocirous red dragon roars, wrapping it's tail upward around the extended slender neck.
"Garlic" Mouth Vase with Dragon Design has a Cheng-Lung Mark. The vase is created in the style of the Qing Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, ceramics were being exported rapidly overseas.
Artifact Date:
Unknown
Artifact Era/Dynasty:
Qing Dynasty
Creator:
Unknown
Creator Ancestory:
Chinese
Catalogue Entry
Online References:
Lili, Fang. Translated by William W. Wang. Chinese Ceramics. Beijing. China Intercontinental Press. 2009.
Department:
The Museum Proper
On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:
On Display
Replica or Original:
Not a Replica
"Garlic" Mouth Vase with Dragon Design with Cheng-Lung Mark, Qing Dynasty. A vase with a uniquely shaped lip depicting a red dragon.
清代正龍紋蒜頭瓶，一個瓶緣描繪了一條紅龍的花瓶。
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Classification/Category:
Furnishings
Specific Classification:
Decorative Vase
Notable Signatures,
Inscriptions, and/or Markings: