Object Number 2014.0016.264

Object Name

Water dropper

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Daniel and Serga Nadler

Place of Origin

China, Asia

Date

1875-1890

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze

Techniques

Molded, Painted, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

2.106 (H) , 5.512 (L) , 4.921 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5.35 (H) , 14 (L) , 12.5 (W)

Measurement Notes

Daniel Nadler measurement: 4.6cm height, 12cm diameter

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] S. Marchant & Son. 2006 Recent Acquisitions 2006.
• Different form of famille rose lotus-flower shape water dropper, made for Chinese imperial court: p. 122, no. 67, with 1877 mark. Notes another in Palace Museum, Beijing.
[Book] Avitabile, Gunhilde. 1987 From the Dragon’s treasure: Chinese Porcelain from the 19th and 20th Centuries in the Weishaupt Collection.
• Very similar pair to Marchant example: p. 100, no. 142, identified as "Nose Drink Cups," Guangxu, 1875-1908