Taperstick

Title: Taperstick
Description: As the European market for Chinese porcelain grew, so, too, did the desire for specifically Western forms. In response, Chinese potters looked to European examples in other materials for inspiration. The stepped square-sectioned shape of this porcelain taperstick, for instance, is derived from European metalwork.; Inscription: Sticker on underside: CHAIT GALLERIES / NEW YORK / K'ang Hsi Period / 1662-1722 A.D.
Identifier: 1970.266.3
Coverage: China
Spatial Coverage: Dutch; English
Date: ca. 1700 - 1710
Medium: blue-and-white (ceramic glaze); hard paste porcelain (material); Height: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Creator: Unknown
Subject: China trade porcelain; Blue and white ware--China; Ceramics
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rights: OA-Public Domain