Blue-and-white winepot surmounted by kylin, or horned creature

Details

• Title

  Blue-and-white winepot surmounted by kylin, or horned creature

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Jiangxi province › Jingdezhen › Jingdezhen kilns (place of creation)

  Europe (place of creation)

• Date

  Ming Dynasty, Tianqi Period (1621 - 1627)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue; handle and spout luted to the winepot with slip; silver mounts

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  luted;

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed;

  formed › cast

• Object type

  container › vessel › pot › wine-pot;

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  component › fixture/fitting › mount;

  miscellaneous equipment › lid

• Dimensions

  19.5 cm (height)
  with spout 19.4 cm (width)
  15.1 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.1941

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