Chinese Porcelain Jar Analysis

This work of art is known as a Chinese Porcelain Jar. Though the artist is not stated, we know it is apiece influenced from the Chinese culture. The date is assumed to be from the 19th, and 20th century. The vase is made from glass porcelain, and is finished with a nice glaze. It has an abundance of detailed Chinese art, that I take is trying to tell a story. The layout on the jar reminds me of the art that is done on a long scroll. This is work not to be looked at all at once, but in sections.
The front of the jar includes a large gathering of people, around a great open house or tower, used as a meeting spot. The left side includes, about fifteen people, either walking on a bridge above the water, or in a boat on the water. The right side

includes a congregation of men surrounded by mountains. The lid consists of one mountain and a few men walking around it.
When I first look at front of the vase, the thing that catches my eye the most is the bright orange tower. It is a two story open building, with curved black roofs. Inside the bottom story is a table and a few men gathered near it. The men closest to the table are doing a variety of things. Some of the men appear to be banging a tiny tong, playing a drum, or blowing a trumpet. The other men assembled around them look to be sitting, and listening to the music they are playing. On the second story of the house, are two men sitting in a room, looking out the window witnessing every action going on. Outside of the tower are many other people listening, walking and congregating. At the bottom right of the vase, are four different men carrying tall items, Two are carrying tall orange lanterns on a stick. The other two men are carrying words on a stick. On the front stick, it says下 and 天, which translates as sky and fall. The second stick has太 and丰, which states highest, and abundant. The entire front piece of this vase is made up of a few colors, which include orange, green, pink and yellow.
Moving to the left side is a enormous body of dull grey water. At the top left are six men in a curved boat with a dragonhead at the front, and a dragon tail in the back. Also in the back is a sign with the ying yang symbol. Four men are paddling the boat, and the other two men are playing music with a drum and a tong. Below is a bridge with four men walking, and one woman riding a horse. On the right end is the leader of the music that is also being played. After him, is two men holding an umbrella on either side of the woman riding the horse. She appears to be very special to them, perhaps a royal. The colors still remain in the orange, green, pink, and blue spectrum.
The right side of the jar is a large gathering of about thirty- forty people.

They look to be traveling in a large group. Above them is a very large grey-blue mountain. Every man has at least one thing each in his hands. Some are playing instruments. The others are carrying different things on sticks. The top half of men appears to be carrying unusual fish on sticks. The farther down the vase, are men carrying a dragon on many sticks. The colors are still saying in the same range, but on this side the colors are more vibrant and bright, and nothing dull.
The lid of the vase is a bit duller. It consists of a mountain, and a few men. The mountain has some twigs, and a couple of flowers growing out around it. The few men are carrying flowers on a T shaped stick. The very top of the lid is a very bold orange. It is painted to look like a flower.
The entire vase is very well done. It consists of bright to dull pale colors. The artwork has a movement to the entire painting. No matter where your eyes go, something exciting is happening throughout the entire thing. Line is used through the whole art piece. The painter mainly sticks to think use of lines, and rarely ventures to anything thick. The use of paint, and color is very smooth, and sometimes a little splotchy, which calls me to think the paint was watered down. The entire painting is very well put together, and appealing to the eye all the way

around.