VesselsChinese17th-18th century

Covered Ovoid Jar with Decoration of a Peony Arabesque

late 17th-early 18th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Enameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze yellow, green, and black enamels on the upper portion and the lower portion with an underglaze cobalt powder blue ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on base

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

Century

17th-18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 26.6 x Diam. 21.5 cm (10 1/2 x 8 7/16 in.)

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