# Peachbloom-glazed waterdropper (taibaizun)

- By: China
- Date: 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
- Credit line: Bequest of Henry C. Schwab
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/42328)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/5a4b3431-1ed0-0d65-0b5b-db1ebfa59e23/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.

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