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Jar

first half of 14th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jingdezhen (made)
Philippines (excavated)

Jarlet, ovoid with eight concave sides, resembling overlapping leaves with pointed tops in relief at the brief neck, a pair of tubular lugs at the shoulder. Flat base, the bluish glaze stopping unevenly. Painted in purplish-blue with four sketchy chrysanthemum sprays running up alternate panels.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Jar
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue
Porcelain
Blue and White
Brief description
Jarlet, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; China (Jingdezhen), Yuan dynasty, first half of 14th century
Physical description
Jarlet, ovoid with eight concave sides, resembling overlapping leaves with pointed tops in relief at the brief neck, a pair of tubular lugs at the shoulder. Flat base, the bluish glaze stopping unevenly. Painted in purplish-blue with four sketchy chrysanthemum sprays running up alternate panels.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.8cm
Styles
Yuan
Blue and White (Asia)
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Credit line
Given by Sir John Addis KCMG
Object history
The group of objects (FE.3 to 105-1975) were all acquired by Sir John Addis during his stay in Manila as British Ambassador, ca. 1965-70, and are purportedly from excavations there. See papers published at the Manila Trade Pottery Seminiar, 1968, here noted; also Locsin, L & C, Oriental Ceramics discovered in the Philippines, Rutland & Tokyo 1968; and Addis, J. M. Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, 1967-69 London : The Society, pp. 17-36.
Production
Register
Subject depicted
Chrysanthemums
Bibliographic references
  • Addis, J. M., "Early blue and White excavated in the Philippines", Manila trade pottery seminar : introductory notes., Manila : Research Foundation in Philippine Anthropology & Archaeology, 1976, Vol. 4, p. 1 etc.
  • Addis, J. M. Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, 1967-69 London : The Society, Plate 39.
  • Joseph, Adrian M. Chinese and Annamese ceramics found in the Philippines and Indonesia. London: Hugh Moss (Publishing) Ltd., 1973, Colour Plate 48.
  • Locsin, L & C, Oriental Ceramics discovered in the Philippines, Rutland & Tokyo 1968, Plate 85.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.11-1975

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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