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Vase Depicting a Phoenixlike Bird

A work made of tin-glazed earthenware.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of tin-glazed earthenware.

Date:

1700–50

Artist:

Talavera poblana
Puebla, Mexico

About this artwork

Chinese blue-and-white porcelain arrived in the Americas during the 1570s, when the Manila Galleons began crossing the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to the Spanish Philippines and back. Cargoes of Asian luxury goods landing at Acapulco were transshipped to Colonial Mexico City and Puebla, where they remained until shipment continued across the Atlantic Ocean to Seville. A thriving ceramic industry developed in Puebla, producing glazed earthenware imitating porcelain and freely adapting Chinese designs, often with humorous vitality. This vase of Chinese shape displays panels with phoenix-like birds framed by dot-and-leaf patterns, scrolled tendrils, and semicircular “Chinese asters” beneath a cloudlike canopy. Floral bands on the shoulder and footing of the jar similarly reflect decorations derived from blue-and-white export porcelain.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Talavera Poblana (Unknown Role)

Title

Vase Depicting a Phoenixlike Bird

Place

Puebla (Object made in)

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1700–1750

Medium

Tin-glazed earthenware

Dimensions

H.: 49 cm (19 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Eva Lewis in memory of her husband, Herbert Pickering Lewis

Reference Number

1923.1445

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