Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1573-1620
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, incised, painted, underglazed,
Subjects:dragon eight treasures of buddhism
Dimensions:Height: 18 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain jar with yellow enamel on a green ground. This globular jar has a short wide neck and a tapering foot with a recessed base. The designs are incised and painted in yellow enamel on a green enamel ground. Four dragons are illustrated in lobed cartouches, prancing on their hind legs, surrounded by waves and ‘ruyi’ clouds. Arranged in between are four paired Treasures of Buddhism: the paired fish and endless knot; the lotus and the vase; the parasol and the canopy; the wheel of the law and the conch shell. Above is a border of lappets and below a band of eight flower heads. The inside and base are covered with a blue-tinged glaze and the base carries a six-character Wanli reign mark in a double ring in underglaze blue.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:Originally such jars probably had a flat-topped cover which fitted over the neck. An example with an intact cover is in the Palace Museum, Beijing. Compare with BM 1937.0716.101.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, incised, painted, underglazed,
Subjects:dragon eight treasures of buddhism
Dimensions:Height: 18 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain jar with yellow enamel on a green ground. This globular jar has a short wide neck and a tapering foot with a recessed base. The designs are incised and painted in yellow enamel on a green enamel ground. Four dragons are illustrated in lobed cartouches, prancing on their hind legs, surrounded by waves and ‘ruyi’ clouds. Arranged in between are four paired Treasures of Buddhism: the paired fish and endless knot; the lotus and the vase; the parasol and the canopy; the wheel of the law and the conch shell. Above is a border of lappets and below a band of eight flower heads. The inside and base are covered with a blue-tinged glaze and the base carries a six-character Wanli reign mark in a double ring in underglaze blue.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:Originally such jars probably had a flat-topped cover which fitted over the neck. An example with an intact cover is in the Palace Museum, Beijing. Compare with BM 1937.0716.101.
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