Artwork Details
Nationality
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
19-1/2 x 14-1/2 (diam.) in.
Period
Dynasty
Mark Description
Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly
Copyright
Collection
Asian Art (Chinese and other Asian)
Color Palette
Provenance
S. Davis of St. Louis, Missouri, C. T. Loo / Frank Caro (invoice 06 March 1953 $2,800) Mr. & Mrs. Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1960.
Gallery Labels
This decoration appears realistic, but in nature, buds, blossoms, leaves and fruit never appear together.
Peaches are symbols of immortality, and "nine" has the same sound as the word for "a long time."
Many decorations in Chinese art are actually rebuses, or image puzzles; the images, when pronounced, had the same sound as other auspicious words or ideas.
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