Jar
1400-1500 (made)
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Jar of stoneware, fired red on the exposed parts and with decoration incised under an olive-green celadon glaze. Baluster-shaped. Decoration in three zones. The upper zone contains heads of lingzhi; the middle and widest zone contains a design of lotus flowers and leaves. The lower zone has a border of lotus leaves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze |
| Brief description | Longquan ware. Jar, stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze; China (Zhejiang province), Ming dynasty, 15th century |
| Physical description | Jar of stoneware, fired red on the exposed parts and with decoration incised under an olive-green celadon glaze. Baluster-shaped. Decoration in three zones. The upper zone contains heads of lingzhi; the middle and widest zone contains a design of lotus flowers and leaves. The lower zone has a border of lotus leaves. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.698-1931 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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