'Guan' (storage jar) with Scene from a Historical Drama

CultureChinese

OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China

PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Datec.1690-1710

MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue

DimensionsOverall (G99.10.4a-b): 24.8 x 21.4 x 10 cm (9 3/4 x 8 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)

MarkingsDouble Circle

DescriptionChinese storage jar decorated in underglaze blue of a continuous scene of two sages and four attendants in a garden.

Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain

Object numberG99.10.4a-b

Classifications

Asian Ceramics

Sub-classification

Chinese Porcelain

Collections

Status

Not on view

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