ID: 700000078 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000078	Record Type: Movable Work
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Vase (Meiping) with Eight Daoist Immortals (meiping; unknown, Chinese; Mid- 14th century; Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Philadelphia count...; 1964-58-1)

Note: The Eight Immortals—Daoist symbols of longevity and happiness—are depicted in inset panels around this vase. During the Yuan dynasty, this group of legendary figures was featured in literature and plays, accounting for its popularity in the visual arts. This octagonal vase is one of only a handful of such vessels that combine a lustrous gray-green celadon glaze with unglazed red-brown panels. The process used to produce these wares is very exacting and difficult, which may explain why it was only used on a limited number of works. To achieve the bold contrast of colors and textures, Chinese potters developed a new technique: after the entire vase was formed, eight of the twenty-four molded decorative panels on its surface were covered with wax, and a celadon glaze was applied to the whole piece. When the vase was fired in the kiln, the glaze turned the green color known as celadon, while the wax melted from the panels, leaving them to turn the soft reddish brown hue of the clay itself.

Titles:

Vase (Meiping) with Eight Daoist Immortals (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

meiping [300417513] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by form>, vessels (containers), vases)

vase [300132254]

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by form>, vessels (containers))

Classifications:

East Asian art (preferred)

ceramics

decorative arts

Creation Date: Mid- 14th century

Creator Display:

unknown, Chinese [preferred,VP]

ceramicist unknown Chinese (Chinese cultural designation) [500125222]

Locations:

Current: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States) [500214534] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 1964-58-1

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. S. Emlen Stokes, 1964

Address Note: Gallery 235, Asian Art, second floor

Other: Creation: Zhongguo [1000111] Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Glazed stoneware with mold-impressed relief decoration (Longquan ware)

	celadon (glaze) [300015100]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by location or context>, glaze (coating by location), ceramic glaze, <ceramic glaze by composition or origin>)

	porcelain (material) [300010662]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>, <ceramic and ceramic by product>, ceramic (material))

	carving (processes) [300053149]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <subtractive processes and techniques>, <carving and carving techniques>)

	glazing (coating process) [300053914]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>, coating (process))

	impressed relief (technique) [300417512]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <object-making processes and techniques>, sculpting, sculpture techniques, relief (sculpture techniques))

Dimensions: 10 x 7 inches (25.4 x 17.8 cm)

Cultures:

Chinese (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Yüan (dynastic styles and period) [300018436] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, East Asian, Chinese (culture or style), Chinese dynastic styles and periods)

General Subject:

utilitarian objects (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	Longquan ware [300404851]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, ceramic ware (visual works), pottery (visual works), <pottery by kiln| location| or style>) (AAT)

	Baxian [901000036]
	.....((Taoist characters, Taoist iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	immortals [300410315]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), legendary beings) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Vase (Meiping) with Eight Daoist Immortals	........ [VP]
	........ Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-) accessed 14 March 2018, https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/60218.html

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Philadelphia Museum of Art, Handbook of the Collections (1986) 29
	..... Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-) label copy; https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/60218.html