Covered Ovoid Jar (So-Called Ginger Jar) with Two Large and Four Small Decorative Cartouches, Each Featuring Antiquities and Auspicious Emblems
VesselsChinese19th century

Covered Ovoid Jar (So-Called Ginger Jar) with Two Large and Four Small Decorative Cartouches, Each Featuring Antiquities and Auspicious Emblems

19th century

Classification
Vessels
Technique
Blue-and-white ware
Medium
Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the cartouches reserved against a cobalt powder blue ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Century
19th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 24.5 x Diam. 21 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

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