Vase (one of a pair)
Object type: Vase 
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Chinese with Bohemian, Kronstadt decoration
Artist: Ignaz Preissler
Artist bio: German, Friedrichswald 1676–1741Kronsstadt
Artist role: Decorator
Artist nationality: German
Date: early 18th century, decoration ca. 1729–32
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: Height (each): 10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm); Diameter (each): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain-Export
Credit line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1954
Accession year: 1954
Tags: Chinoiserie|Birds|Men|Flowers