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Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
'Guan' (storage jar and cover) with babao motifs
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid

'Guan' (storage jar and cover) with babao motifs

CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911)
Datec.1680-1700
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 25 x 23.2 cm (9 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Markings'Lingzhi' mark (Sacred fungus of immortality)
DescriptionChinese porcelain jar, blue and white ovoid shape with cover and recessed base. It is painted with squirrel and vine motif, with chevron band at shoulder. The cover has a grape bunch motif, and the sides with beribboned babao motifs, and brown iron oxide band at rim.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.80
Classifications
Asian Ceramics
Sub-classification
Chinese Porcelain
Status
On view
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