Lidded jar with animal-shaped handles in cobalt blue glaze, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Lidded jar with animal-shaped handles in cobalt blue glaze, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

• Image Number: C1B000959N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Round mouth, short neck, bent shoulders, large belly, with animal head shaped ears on both shoulders, flat bottom, and round top cover with beads. The whole body is painted with blue glaze, and the glaze color is uniform and bright. In addition to a few drops of glaze on the outer edge of the bottom, white porcelain body is exposed. The same shape can also be seen in yellow glaze, red glaze and shadow green glaze, all of which are used for sacrificial purposes.