Jar
1450-1550 (made)
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Jar of stoneware. Inverted pear-shaped body with wide flat base, short wide neck. A frieze round the middle between two narrower bands of conventional chrysanthemum flowers and foliage is occupied by pine trees, a qilin, a hare, phoenix and flying cranes among small clouds.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with decoration painted in iron-brown on a cream slip under a clear glaze |
| Brief description | Cizhou-type ware. Jar, stoneware with decoration painted in iron-brown on a cream slip under a clear glaze; China, Ming dynasty |
| Physical description | Jar of stoneware. Inverted pear-shaped body with wide flat base, short wide neck. A frieze round the middle between two narrower bands of conventional chrysanthemum flowers and foliage is occupied by pine trees, a qilin, a hare, phoenix and flying cranes among small clouds. |
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| Object history | Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co. (25 Camomile Street, EC.), accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | C.107-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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