Ewer

anonymous, c. 1725 - c. 1740

A Paris craftsman transformed this Chinese vase into a ewer. It is an example of European chinoiserie, in which an oriental object acquires a new character through the addition of Western elements. The greyglazed porcelain gives the impression of having tiny cracks all over it. This type of porcelain – called ‘crazed’ or ‘crackle glazed’ – was greatly admired in Paris in the mid-18th century.

  • Artwork typevase
  • Object numberAK-RBK-17520-A
  • Dimensionsheight 18 cm x width 13.9 cm x depth 10.9 cm, width 9.7 cm x depth 8.7 cm
  • Physical characteristicsporselein met een grijs glazuur en verguld bronzen montuur

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Ovoid vase with a gilt bronze mount
    • Ewer

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RBK-17520-A

  • Description

    Eivormige vaas van porselein, bedekt met een gecraqueleerd, grijs glazuur. De vaas is gevat in een later verguld bronzen montuur (ca. 1755-60) met bladranken en bloemen (acanthus, iris), waardoor het mogelijk is de vaas te gebruiken als kan. Monochromen.

Creation

  • Creation

    • bronzeworker: anonymous, Paris
    • maker: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    • c. 1725 - c. 1740
    • c. 1755 - c. 1760

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  • School / Style

Material and technique

  • Physical description

    porselein met een grijs glazuur en verguld bronzen montuur

  • Dimensions

    • height 18 cm x width 13.9 cm x depth 10.9 cm
    • width 9.7 cm x depth 8.7 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, fl. 6,350,000, en bloc, to Artistic & General Securities Ltd. as security for a loan from the Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, but kept in usufruct, 1934;{NHA, 476, RMA Archive, inv. no. 2142, Recapitulatie der geïnventariseerde kunstvoorwerpen van wijlen Dr F. Mannheimer, undated, p. 31, no. Por 432 a/b, Artistic no. 25/19; NHA, 233, Arrondissementsrechtbank Amsterdam, inv. no. 1365, “O.R. 256/1939, Faillissementsdossier: nalatenschap Dr. F. Mannheimer, 28 augustus 1939”, image 3, page 2.} purchased from Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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