Blue-and-white jar with flowers

Details

• Title

  Blue-and-white jar with flowers

• Associated people

  Xuande, Emperor of China (ruled 1426 - 1435) (commissioner)

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Jiangxi province › Jingdezhen › Jingdezhen kilns › Jingdezhen Zhushan kiln-sites (place of creation)

• Date

  Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  container › vessel › jar

• Dimensions

  7.4 cm (height)
  9.9 cm (diameter)
  at base 4.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Antony and Olive Hallam, 1997.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1997.25

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