Cleveland Museum of Art

Vase

Date

1736–95

Medium

Porcelain with decoration in colored fa-lang enamels, Guyuexuan ware

Culture

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95)

Department

Chinese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

The four-character mark on the base of this vase indicates that it was made in Jingdezhen and then sent to Beijing to be decorated in the imperial workshops by painters who were trained in using Western perspective and shading. The child in orange has a bun above his ear, while the rest of his head is clean-shaven, like the other children’s.

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