Cleveland Museum of Art

Pair of Lotus Petal Vases

Date: 1662–1722
Medium: porcelain with "peach bloom" glaze
Culture: China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Department: Chinese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

The "peach-bloom" glaze developed during the Kangxi era has also been described as "drunken with beauty." Technical achievements were transcended with aesthetic associations, revealing the greatest sensitivity to all things beautiful in nature.

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