VesselsChinese17th century

Wide-Shouldered Jar with Decoration of Birds, Flowers, and Bamboo

Possibly Shunzhi period, 1644-1661

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Transitional blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

Century

17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 17.78 x Diam. 16.51 cm (7 x 6 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Ex. Coll.: F. Gordon and Elizabeth Hunter Morrill, Boston, Mass.

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