Reticulated Basket and Underplate with Design of Landscape and Floral Motifs in the Royal Worcester Style

Culture: Chinese
Dynasty: Qing dynasty, 1644–1911
Period: Qianlong period, 1736–1795
Date: mid- to late 18th century
Material: Jingdezhen "Canton" ware; porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and applied decoration
made in: Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, Asia
Classification: Ceramics, containers
Collection: Asian Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 223
Dimensions: a.: 6 13/16 x 7 1/2 in. (17.3 x 19.1 cm)
b.: 8 9/16 x 7 1/2 in. (21.7 x 19.1 cm)
Credit Line: Funds given by David L. Shores and Anne L. Schwartz in memory of their mother, Louise B. Rederer
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 238:1977a,b

NOTES

This pierced basket and stand feature landscape scenes painted on the interior bottom of the basket and on the matching underplate. The junctures of reticulation, or web structure, are decorated with applied blue and white florets. The basket and stand are based on originals produced by the Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory (established in 1751) in England. These objects are examples of “Canton” ware, named after the city (now Guangzhou) from which they were shipped to Europe and America.

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