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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Jar

1368-1644 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar of porcelain, painted in red, green and yellow. Of bulbous form with flat base and short wide neck. The body is divided into three horizontal zones. The uppermost is painted with lotus flowers placed alternately on either side of a chevron band. The middle zone is filled in with lotus flowers of another form and foliage on a continuous wavy stem, the lower with formal panelling. The neck is painted with fret pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Jar, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels, China, Ming dynasty
Physical description
Jar of porcelain, painted in red, green and yellow. Of bulbous form with flat base and short wide neck. The body is divided into three horizontal zones. The uppermost is painted with lotus flowers placed alternately on either side of a chevron band. The middle zone is filled in with lotus flowers of another form and foliage on a continuous wavy stem, the lower with formal panelling. The neck is painted with fret pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14cm
  • Diameter: 14.9cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'yong qing chang chun' in blue
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.108-1913

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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