  About the Artwork
  
  
  This finely painted flower vase, produced in one of the great centers of Dutch pottery, imitates the style of imported Chinese porcelain of the time. It is attributed to Adriaen Kocx, head of the De Grieksche A (The Greek A) Factory, founded in 1658 by Kocx’s relative Wouter van Eenhoorn, which became one of the most successful and influential of the early Delft potteries. The vase’s painted birds and chrysanthemums, as well as its blue-and-white color scheme, imitate imported Chinese porcelain; its winged dragon-fish handles are Dutch conceptions of makaras, sea creatures with their origins in Hindu mythology found in various artistic traditions across Asia.
  
  
  Title
  Flower Vase
  
  
  Artwork Date
  between 1690 and 1700
  
  
  
  
  Makers
  
  
  Possibly Adriaen Kocx  (Artist)
  Dutch, active 1686 - 1701
  Attributed to De Grieksche A Factory  (Artist)
  Dutch, 1657 - 1818
  
  
  
  Medium
  Tin-glazed earthenware with enamel decoration
  
  
  Dimensions
  Overall: 11 × 12 × 3 1/2 inches (27.9 × 30.5 × 8.9 cm)
  
  
  Classification
  Ceramics
  
  
  Department
  European Sculpture and Dec Arts
  
  
  Credit
  Museum Purchase, Jerry Earles Flower Fund, Katherine Tuck Fund, and Women&#039;s Committee
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
  This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection.
  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
  2004.41
  
  
  Copyright
  Public Domain
