Candlestick, anonymous, c. 1700

Candlestick, anonymous, c. 1700

turning, h 18cm × d 10.2cm More details

Although Chinese porcelain was prized as a decorative, exotic product, European pieces were sent to Chinese potters for copying as early as the 17th century. This pair of Chinese porcelain candlesticks is an exact replica of a European model.

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Identification

Title(s)

Candlestick
Candlestick with antiquities, flower sprays and floral scrolls

Object type

candlestick

Object number

AK-RBK-16308-A

Description

Kandelaar van porselein op een hoge voet en balustervormige stem, beschilderd in onderglazuur blauw. Op de voet een band met antiquiteiten (verpakte qin, wierookbrander, vaas met pauwenveren, scepter, boeken, rollen, go). Hierboven en op de rand een band met ruyi-motieven. De stam met bloemtakken (aster, prachtanjer) en vlinders. Hieronder een verdikking met bloemranken. Onder de kaarsenhouder een verdikking met 'kikkerdril' onderbroken door cartouches met een bloem uitgespaard in een blauwe achtergrond. Blauw-wit.

Creation

Artist

anonymous

Place

Dating

c. 1700

School / style

Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Kangxi-period (1662-1722)

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

turning / fired / paint / vitrification

Measurements

height 18 cm
diameter 10.2 cm
diameter 5 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser Bequest, Montreux

Acquisition

bequest 1949

Copyright

Documentation

Chinese ceramics in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam : the Ming and Qing dynasties, p. 258, cat.nr. 296
Jan van Campen, 'Londense aankopen van J.C.J. Drucker', Aziatische Kunst 38 (2008), nr. 4, p. 31,

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