Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1600-1640 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:mammal
Dimensions:Height: 16.20 centimetres
Description:
Eight-lobed porcelain jar with underglaze blue decoration. A variation on the design of BM 1947.0712.209, this heavily potted eight-lobed jar has a recessed base and a raised neck. The foot is thick and gritty and the base is glazed. It is painted in underglaze blue with an all-over pattern of a squirrel climbing among gourd vines. Both the squirrel and the vine are emblems of fecundity (see BM 1936.1012.238).
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Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:mammal
Dimensions:Height: 16.20 centimetres
Description:
Eight-lobed porcelain jar with underglaze blue decoration. A variation on the design of BM 1947.0712.209, this heavily potted eight-lobed jar has a recessed base and a raised neck. The foot is thick and gritty and the base is glazed. It is painted in underglaze blue with an all-over pattern of a squirrel climbing among gourd vines. Both the squirrel and the vine are emblems of fecundity (see BM 1936.1012.238).
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