Blue-and-white tankard with European silver mounts

Details

• Title

  Blue-and-white tankard with European silver mounts

• Associated place

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

  Europe (place of creation)

• Date

  1650 - 1660
  Qing Dynasty, Shunzhi Period (1645 - 1661)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with incised decoration and underglaze painting in cobalt-blue; silver mounts

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  marked › incised;

  glazed;

  covered › coated › painted

• Object type

  component › fixture/fitting › mount;

  stimulant/narcotic equipment › alcohol equipment › tankard

• Dimensions

  18 cm (height)
  at foot 10.5 cm (width)
  at foot 8 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.796

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