Jingdezhen kilns
Moon Flask or Pilgrim Bottle Decorated with Peaches
1795-1819
Physical Qualities
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt decoration, 9 1/2 x 7 x 4 1/8 in. (24.1 x 17.8 x 10.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Frank J. and Elizabeth L. Goodnow Collection
Object Number
1942.70.366
Decorated with peaches and bats surrounded by a wide floral and foliate scroll band. The mark references the earlier Qianlong period (1736-1795). The painting imitates Ming style painting with small dark spots intended to reproduce the splotchiness of early underglaze cobalt painting.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 1942; Goodnow Collection, Baltimore; probably acquired by Elizabeth Goodnow in China, c. 1912-1913
Markings: On foot, in underglaze blue: spurious 6-character Qianlong long seal-script mark
