Art Institute of Chicago
Peachbloom-glazed waterdropper (taibaizun)
China
- Date
- Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi reign mark and period of (1662–1722)
- Medium
- Porcelain with copper-red (peachbloom) glaze
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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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