Blue Symmetrical Floral Pattern

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From a bottle of blue and white china.

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Artist

Name:
Jones, Owen
Dates:
1809-1874
Country:
UK

Illustration

Subject:
Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:
Lithograph
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
The library of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Examples of Chinese ornament
Author:
Jones, Owen
Publisher:
London: S. & T. Gilbert, 1867
Open Library:
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Description:

Pattern of blue flowers and leaves connected by stems on an almost white background. This decoration is described as follows by the author:

From a bottle of blue and white china; a very fine example of symmetrical arrangement: it is also interesting as showing the limit of shade and relief in the representation of flowers—a limit which the Chinese constantly reach, but never exceed.

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