Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1735-1795
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, incised,
Dimensions:Diameter: 106 millimetres Height: 121 millimetres
Description:
Porcelain jar with flat cover. The jar has a white body and grey-toned glaze. There is a dragon chasing a flaming pearl incised around the body, and a diamond shape with ribbons (one of the Eight Buddhist Emblems) on the cover. There is a mark on the base.
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![图片[1]-jar; cover BM-PDF-A.429-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00385476_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-jar; cover BM-PDF-A.429-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00385477_001.jpg)
Comments:Room 95 label text:PDF A429Jar and cover with incised designThe base of this jar is marked with the character 天 (tian ‘heaven’). This mark was used first in the Ming dynasty, Chenghua period (AD 1465–87) but only on jars. It may refer to the emperor himself who was called the Son of Heaven or perhaps it indicated the jar was to be used for a specific ritual or ceremonial purpose involving a celebration of heaven. This jar is an eighteenth century variant of a Ming dynasty form. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue mark, incised design and transparent glaze Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮Qing dynasty, about AD 1735–95 PDF A429刻劃蓋罐罐外底署“天”字款。这种款识首现於明代成化时期（1465-1487年），但只见於罐。款識可能指代皇帝“天子”的身份，或者可能此類罐被用於某種儀禮如祭天活動中。此罐為明代器形的變體，製作於十八世紀。瓷器，青花款，劃花，透明釉江西省景德鎮清代，約1735-1795年
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, incised,
Dimensions:Diameter: 106 millimetres Height: 121 millimetres
Description:
Porcelain jar with flat cover. The jar has a white body and grey-toned glaze. There is a dragon chasing a flaming pearl incised around the body, and a diamond shape with ribbons (one of the Eight Buddhist Emblems) on the cover. There is a mark on the base.
IMG
Comments:Room 95 label text:PDF A429Jar and cover with incised designThe base of this jar is marked with the character 天 (tian ‘heaven’). This mark was used first in the Ming dynasty, Chenghua period (AD 1465–87) but only on jars. It may refer to the emperor himself who was called the Son of Heaven or perhaps it indicated the jar was to be used for a specific ritual or ceremonial purpose involving a celebration of heaven. This jar is an eighteenth century variant of a Ming dynasty form. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue mark, incised design and transparent glaze Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮Qing dynasty, about AD 1735–95 PDF A429刻劃蓋罐罐外底署“天”字款。这种款识首现於明代成化时期（1465-1487年），但只见於罐。款識可能指代皇帝“天子”的身份，或者可能此類罐被用於某種儀禮如祭天活動中。此罐為明代器形的變體，製作於十八世紀。瓷器，青花款，劃花，透明釉江西省景德鎮清代，約1735-1795年
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