Drum-shaped jar with appliqued animal masks carrying rings in green glaze, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Drum-shaped jar with appliqued animal masks carrying rings in green glaze, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: C1B000237N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The drum shaped porcelain pot is shaped like an olive with flat cut ends, with a round mouth, the mouth edge folded inward, the head ring paved, and the flat bottom concave into the foot. The outer wall is painted with official glaze, which is green and congealing. The top and bottom of the outer wall protrude a circle of wheaten, and in addition, the light is plain without lines. There is a circle of unglazed area with exposed bottom, and the central underglaze blue and white script “made in the year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty” has three lines and six characters.