Jar
1500-1550 (made)
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Jar of porcelain. Globular form, wide mouth. Painted with fish, lotuses and aquatic plants in red, dull green, turquoise and yellow; at the top a border of formal lotuses in white reserve, with touches of green and yellow on a red ground; at the bottom a band of cresting in red and green.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Jar, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels, China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, 1500-1550 |
| Physical description | Jar of porcelain. Globular form, wide mouth. Painted with fish, lotuses and aquatic plants in red, dull green, turquoise and yellow; at the top a border of formal lotuses in white reserve, with touches of green and yellow on a red ground; at the bottom a band of cresting in red and green. |
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| Production | label |
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| Accession number | C.596-1921 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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