Peachbloom-glazed waterdropper (taibaizun)
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi reign mark and period of (1662–1722)
- Medium
- Porcelain with copper-red (peachbloom) glaze
- Classification
- Vessel
- Dimensions
- 9.5 × 11.4 cm (3 3/4 × 4 1/2 in.); Diam.: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.)
- Culture
- China
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Asia
- Credit line
- Bequest of Henry C. Schwab
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
The mottled pink glaze on this vessel is suffused with red blushes and delicate light green sprinkles, reminiscent of the tender skin of a ripening peach. An innovation during Kangxi’s reign, such glaze was often featured on small-size objects in the emperor’s study. This object served as a water dropper, with its narrow mouth ensuring precise control of water dispensed onto the inkstone during the ink-grinding process.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
