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Jar
- Place of origin:
Vietnam (made)
- Date:
15th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
- Museum number:
C.896-1936
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 17, shelf 4
Physical description
Jar, porcelain painted in underglaze blue. It is squat with a broad, square shoulder, narrow mouth with an upturned rim, and a slight foot-ring. The body is divided into "melon-shaped" segments by vertical grooves. Radiating from the mouth are painted sunflower petals over the shoulder, and round the sides is a frieze of stylised foliage and flowers. The blue pigment has gone greyish in the kiln and has formed into brown spots where thick.
Place of Origin
Vietnam (made)
Date
15th century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Dimensions
Height: 6.4 cm
Object history note
Of the same origin and obtained from the same sources as C. 797-1936. Gift.
Descriptive line
Porcelain jar painted in underglaze blue, Vietnam, 15th century
Labels and date
Jar.
Probably ANNAMESE; 15th century.
Eumorfopoulos Collection. C. 896-1936. [pre-1988]
Jar
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
VIETNAMESE; 15th century
Eurmorfopoulos (sic) Collection
C. 896 - 1936 (RK - 1988) [1988]
Production Note
label
Materials
Porcelain
Techniques
Painting
Subjects depicted
Sunflowers; Flowers; Stylized foliage
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain
Collection
East Asia Collection