Jar
1450-1500 (made)
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Jar of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Of squat, square sided form, with convex curved corners and a wide, square mouth. On each of the four sides is a panel indented at the corners, decorated with a lotus flower amongst scrolling foliage. Similar scrolls are painted around the shoulder and the base of the vessel.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Jar, porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue; China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, 1450-1500 |
| Physical description | Jar of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Of squat, square sided form, with convex curved corners and a wide, square mouth. On each of the four sides is a panel indented at the corners, decorated with a lotus flower amongst scrolling foliage. Similar scrolls are painted around the shoulder and the base of the vessel. |
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| Credit line | Given from the Bloxam Collection |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Monochrome Plate No. 149. |
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| Accession number | C.115-1928 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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