Art Institute of Chicago

Potpourri Vase

Chantilly Factory (France, 1730-92)

Date

c. 1745

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain and polychrome enamels

Culture

Chantilly

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

The design for this potpourri vase is unusual and exuberant, with a foliate pattern encircling the oval body and lively, brightly colored acanthus leaves at the base. This reflects the factory’s shift from Japanese Kakiemon and Chinoiserie motifs to Rococo decoration in the later 1740s.

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