Jar with auspicious inscription

Details

• Title

  Jar with auspicious inscription

• Associated place

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

• Date

  17th century (1601 - 1700)
  Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period (1573 - 1620)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with cobalt-blue glaze and white slip decoration

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain

• Technique index

  slipped;

  glazed

• Object type

  container › vessel › jar

• Dimensions

  11.8 cm (height)
  14.4 cm (diameter)
  at base 9.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.1126

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