https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/29422/fullEwer with later mountslate 15th - early 16th centuryOverall: 24 x 16.7 cm (9 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue; silver mountThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White PorcelainOrigin: Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, ChinaG99.1.11Chinese porcelain ewer with silver mount, pear-shaped body with bulb-shaped mouth, and strap handle surmounted by a ring for attachment of a cover. It has a curved spout with a curling strut, raised on a spreading footring, and finished footrim. Decorated in underglaze blue, of light tone into eight registers divided by double or triple lines. The mouth has ket-fret band above a ruyi band at the neck with cloud scrolls above a continuous panel of bamboo above a narrow and broad lotus sprays, and a lappet band on the foot. Later mounted with a late 17th century style etched silver collar with hinged spout.Chinese Ceramics InteractiveChinese Blue and White PorcelainChinese and Japanese Ceramics[]Asian CeramicsChinese Porcelain1826642091ChineseMing dynasty (1368-1644)Four-character 'Xuande nian zao' 宣德年造 (Made in the Xuande reign) mark in a concentric circle on base in underglaze blue.