Object Notes

1985.R.878.A-C, Tureen-on-stand, porcelain, Jingdezhen, China, c. 1760-1780


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
This form of octagonal tureen was fashionable during the 1760s and 1770s and was made with various finials and handles. This example in the Reves collection features bell-flower finials and peccary-head handles. The enameling consists of European-style flower sprigs and bamboo borders. This border design was most popular round 1770.