Collections: Asian Art: Rouleau Vase

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Rouleau Vase

The modeling of the rocks and mountains—with dark brushstrokes along the contours leading to white highlights—helps date this large Vase to the beginning of the eighteenth century, in the later part of the reign of the Kangxi emperor. The gnarled pine trees, flying cranes, and deer are Chinese symbols of long life, and they give this wild mountain landscape a magical atmosphere.

• Medium: Porcelain with cobalt underglaze decoration
• Dates: 1662-1722
• Dynasty: Qing Dynasty
• Period: Kangxi Period
• Collections: Asian Art
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Asian Galleries, The Arts of China, 2nd Floor
• Accession Number: 32.1043
• Credit Line: Gift of the executors of the estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam
• Image: Overall, 32.1043_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Rouleau Vase, 1662-1722. Porcelain with cobalt underglaze decoration Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the executors of the estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam, 32.1043 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 32.1043_acetate_bw.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Plate-like mouth which flares slightly; thick neck; ovoid tubular belly that slightly contracts downward; outward flaring base of foot; raised circular foot (two layered). Cobalt-blue underglaze decoration: fret-pattern (hui wen) on mouth and neck, spiral pattern, ruyi pattern. Body has pine, sparrow, and deer motifs on belly, symbolizing long life. Base has double circles in cobalt-blue underglaze. Besides the unglazed base of circular foot, clear glaze covers entire vessel. Display ware. Condition: Intact. Base has several lines on base.