Object: Glazed Stoneware Vase
Origin: China
Period: Qing Dynasty (1644–1912)
Medium: Stoneware with brownish green glaze; sgraffito decoration
Dimensions: Height 8 in. (20.3 cm); Diameter 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Condition: Good. Wear consistent with age.
Description:
A Qing Dynasty stoneware vessel of rounded form with a brownish green glaze. The rim is adorned with applied frog motifs as decorative details. The surface features sgraffito line designs, a technique involving incising through slip or glaze to reveal the clay body beneath.
Context:
During the Qing Dynasty, Chinese ceramic production encompassed both imperial wares and a wide range of folk ceramics for daily use and regional markets. Frog motifs appear in Chinese decorative arts as symbols of good fortune, fertility, and harmony, often associated with water and abundance. The sgraffito technique has long been used in Chinese ceramics to create linear designs by incising through a contrasting slip or glaze layer. The brownish green glaze seen here is characteristic of regional stoneware traditions that prioritized durability and naturalistic effects over the refined palettes of imperial porcelain.
Object: Glazed Stoneware Vase
Origin: China
Period: Qing Dynasty (1644–1912)
Medium: Stoneware with brownish green glaze; sgraffito decoration
Dimensions: Height 8 in. (20.3 cm); Diameter 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Condition: Good. Wear consistent with age.
Description:
A Qing Dynasty stoneware vessel of rounded form with a brownish green glaze. The rim is adorned with applied frog motifs as decorative details. The surface features sgraffito line designs, a technique involving incising through slip or glaze to reveal the clay body beneath.
Context:
During the Qing Dynasty, Chinese ceramic production encompassed both imperial wares and a wide range of folk ceramics for daily use and regional markets. Frog motifs appear in Chinese decorative arts as symbols of good fortune, fertility, and harmony, often associated with water and abundance. The sgraffito technique has long been used in Chinese ceramics to create linear designs by incising through a contrasting slip or glaze layer. The brownish green glaze seen here is characteristic of regional stoneware traditions that prioritized durability and naturalistic effects over the refined palettes of imperial porcelain.
