Jar and Lid
15th century (made)
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Jar and lid of porcelain. Pear-shaped, with wide short neck, and slightly domed lid with flattened pear-shaped knob. Painted in underglaze blue with formal lotuses with fillets and small cloud scrolls, between vandyked borders, at foot and shoulder, of stiff-leaves and v-shaped points, on the lid, petals formed of volute-scrolls.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Jar and lid, porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, 15th century |
| Physical description | Jar and lid of porcelain. Pear-shaped, with wide short neck, and slightly domed lid with flattened pear-shaped knob. Painted in underglaze blue with formal lotuses with fillets and small cloud scrolls, between vandyked borders, at foot and shoulder, of stiff-leaves and v-shaped points, on the lid, petals formed of volute-scrolls. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Syndey Vacher through the generosity of Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO |
| Production | label |
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| Accession number | C.12&A-1927 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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