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Jan 15, 2019
Transitional Blue-and-White Square Bottle
Transitional Blue-and-White Square Bottle
1628–1722
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration
Height: 31.1 cm (12 1/4 in.)
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 2018.293
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The shape of this flask derives from European gin bottles. Its decoration in brilliant shades of blue with fantastic animal motifs—such as a leopard, the mystical qilin, a horse, and another imaginary beast—is characteristic of porcelain of the transitional period between the Ming and Qing dynasties when potters lost imperial patronage and experimented to find new clients in China and abroad.
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