'Guan' (storage jar) with plum blossoms

CultureChinese

OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China

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

Datec.1690-1720; cover 19th/20th century

MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue

DimensionsOverall (G01.2.84): 22.9 x 20 cm (9 x 7 7/8 in.)

MarkingsNone

DescriptionChinese porcelain jar, blue and white ovoid jar with recessed base. It is painted with prune blossoms on cracked ice ground with crenellated band at the shoulder.

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

Object numberG01.2.84a-b

Classifications

Asian Ceramics

Sub-classification

Chinese Porcelain

Collections

Status

Not on view

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