Covered cylindrical beaker with leaf-motif

Covered cylindrical beaker with leaf-motif

anonymous

Details

Dimensions
height 3.5 cm x diameter 8.8 cm
Origin
China
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Subject Matter

  • Flora Both · 96%

    Leaf and scrolling vegetal forms cover the body and lid, and the museum title explicitly identifies a leaf motif.

Visual Qualities

  • Patterns Visual · 98%

    Repeated blue vegetal and scrolling forms create a continuous ornamental pattern across the vessel’s cylindrical body and cover.

  • Highly Ornamented Visual · 94%

    The body and cover are densely covered with blue decoration, leaving comparatively limited areas of undecorated porcelain visible.

Medium and Techniques

  • Glass and Ceramics Both · 97%

    The object is made of porcelain with underglaze-blue decoration and visibly presents a glazed ceramic surface.

Time Periods

  • 17th Century Art Metadata · 95%

    The museum date is recorded as approximately 1680–1720, spanning the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.

  • 18th Century Art Metadata · 95%

    The museum date is recorded as approximately 1680–1720, spanning the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.

Geographic Regions

  • Chinese Art Metadata · 99%

    The museum metadata identifies China as the place of origin.

Materials

  • Porcelain Both · 99%

    The museum specifies porcelain, while the image shows a smooth, glossy light-colored glazed ceramic body.

Tableware, Vessels, and Objects

  • Vessel Both · 99%

    The museum classifies the object as a cup and pot, and the image clearly shows a covered cylindrical vessel with a distinct lid and finial.

Source & rights

anonymous. Covered cylindrical beaker with leaf-motif. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.