Jar
16th century (made)
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Jar of oviform, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels, round the middle a wide band of yellow floriated ornament, with violet flowers on green ground, the upper and lower parts white, painted with blue animals and scrolls in compartments.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Jar, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels, China, Ming dynasty, 16th century |
| Physical description | Jar of oviform, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels, round the middle a wide band of yellow floriated ornament, with violet flowers on green ground, the upper and lower parts white, painted with blue animals and scrolls in compartments. |
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| Object history | Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1857. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | Register |
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| Bibliographic reference | Hobson, R.L.Chinese Pottery and Porcelain New York: Funk and Wagnalls; London: Cassell, 1915, vol. II, p. 160 |
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| Accession number | 4396-1857 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2009 |
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