VesselsChinese16th-17th century

Small Covered Jar with Decoration of Stylized Lotus Arabesque

mid 16th-early 17th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Enameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in gold enamels a red enamel ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Chang Chun Yong Bao" within a double circle on the base, the mark and double circle arranged to simulate a Chinese coin.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 14.2 x Diam. 10.1 cm (5 9/16 x 4 in.)

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