Spittoon with dragons

Details

• Title

  Spittoon with dragons

• Associated people

  Zhengde, Emperor of China (ruled 1506 - 1521) (commissioner)

• Associated place

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

• Date

  Ming Dynasty, Zhengde Period (1506 - 1521)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with yellow and green glaze

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain

• Technique index

  glazed

• Object type

  container › vessel › spittoon

• Dimensions

  11.2 cm (height)
  14.7 cm (diameter)
  at foot 8.2 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by J. Francis Mallett, 1947.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.1188

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