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Ginger jar

Jar
1683-1710 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jingdezhen (made)

Lidded jar, known as "ginger jar". Globular body. Painted with branches of plum-blossom, ascending and descending, on a ground of cloudy blue reticulated to represent cracking ice.

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read Chinese blue-and-white ceramics Originally invented in China, blue-and-white ceramics were widely circulated, copied and re-created by makers worldwide, becoming one of the most well-known and enduring products in the history of Chinese porcelain.

Object details

Categories
Containers
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Jar
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jar
  • Lid
TitleGinger jar (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Porcelain
Cobalt Oxide
Painted
Glazed
Brief description
Lidded jar, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, 1683-1710
Physical description
Lidded jar, known as "ginger jar". Globular body. Painted with branches of plum-blossom, ascending and descending, on a ground of cloudy blue reticulated to represent cracking ice.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.5cm
  • Diameter: 21.9cm
Styles
Kangxi
Blue and White (Asia)
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
From the collections of Baron van Reede van Oudshoorn of The Hague and Sir William Bennett.;;
Subject depicted
Prunus Blossoms
Bibliographic reference
Kerr, Rose Chinese Ceramics, Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, V&A, 1998, Plate 36.
Other number
Loan no. 406
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
C.820&A-1910

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Record createdJanuary 24, 2008
Record URL
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