Gourd-Shaped Bottle, Qing dynasty, late Kangxi (1662–1722)–Yongzheng (1723–35) period, early 18th century, China, Porcelain

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Gourd-Shaped Bottle, Qing dynasty, late Kangxi (1662–1722)–Yongzheng (1723–35) period, early 18th century, China, Porcelain with blue glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 6 3/4 in. ( cm), Ceramics, Carried by Daoist Immortals, the calabash gourd that inspired this bottle is said to serve as a special container for the liquor of immortality. Ceramic productions of this shape first become popular in the fourteenth century, a period when Daoism flourished, and then again in the sixteenth as a result of imperial interest in this religious tradition

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Size: 2730px × 3800px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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