Vase in the shape of a bottle gourd
Place of OriginChina
DynastyQing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722)
MaterialsPorcelain with underglaze blue decoration
DimensionsH. 8 3/4 in x Diam. 4 1/4 in, H. 22.2 cm x Diam. 10.8 cm
Credit LineGift of Roy Leventritt
Object numberB69P158L
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
Not on view清朝康熙 江西景德鎮窯 米黃釉青花 三節葫蘆瓶
HIDDEN MEANINGS: May the bottle gourd bring you good fortune(
hulu daji 葫蘆大吉)! May the bottle gourd bring you a hundred [many] sons (hulu baizi 葫蘆百子)!This vase takes the form of the bottle gourd, which has many auspicious meanings.
Its name (
hulu 葫蘆) is a pun for "blessings and riches" (fu 福 and lu 祿). This gourd symbolizes fertility by virtue of its numerous seeds and is auspicious also because it is thought to absorb the evil vapors of the universe.
approx. 1300-1368
approx. 1600-1644
1736-1795
