Jar
14th century (made)
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Jarlet of depressed globular form with short spreading neck and lip, a pair of tubular lugs at the shoulder. Somewhat bluish glaze finishing unevenly at the foot; unglazed base. Painted in purplish grey-blue with a spray with two sketchy chrysanthemum-like blooms.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue |
Brief description | Jarlet, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; China (Jingdezhen), Yuan dynasty, 14th century |
Physical description | Jarlet of depressed globular form with short spreading neck and lip, a pair of tubular lugs at the shoulder. Somewhat bluish glaze finishing unevenly at the foot; unglazed base. Painted in purplish grey-blue with a spray with two sketchy chrysanthemum-like blooms. |
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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. |
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Accession number | FE.7-1975 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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