Object details
Accession number
C1s26.3
Primary Creator
Chinese
Full title
Vase
Creation Date
early 19th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
Marks
Inscribed (on sides of vase): [in Arabic: 'Praise to God!', (undecipherable)]
Dimensions
14 x 8.5 cm (5 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)
Display Media
Glazed porcelain with enamel and gilding
Web Commentary
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner during her travels through Asia in 1883-84, these three Islamic vessels were most likely made as ceremonial vessels for a mosque. Although probably created as a set in the 19th century, painted on the base of the incense burner is the stamp of Ta Ming Hsüan-tê nien chih, an Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. During the 19th century, it was not uncommon for Chinese ceramicists to include false dates from the Ming Dynasty on porcelain for foreign buyers.
Permanent Gallery Location
Yellow Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 22.
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