Jarlet with 'wucai' (five colour) enamels
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911)
Date18th-19th century
MediumPorcelain, underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 9.8 x 7.5 cm (3 7/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionChinese porcelain small wucai baluster jarlet of tapering ovoid form with waisted neck. It is painted with figures and a goose on a terrace beneath a foliate band at the neck. There is a chevron band in iron red enamel at the shoulder, and is enameled in green, iron red, black and yellow.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.103
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1755
Object number: G83.1.978
