Pair of covered jars with peony and pomegranate
CultureJapanese
OriginArita, Japan
PeriodEdo Period (1603-1868)
Dateca.1660
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue, overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall (G04.18.34.1a-b & G04.18.34.2a-b): 13.2 x 10.5 cm (5 3/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionPair of Hizen covered jars, flat shoulder and short, with a wide neck and underglaze blue used as a patterned border continued from Shoki-Imari style. It is enamelled in red, green and blue with two sprays of peony and pomegranate. The cover is decorated with a bird perched on peony branches.
Credit LineThe Macdonald Collection
Object numberG04.18.34.1a-b-2a-b
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Japanese PorcelainCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1752-1755
Object number: G05.12.6.1a-b-.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1730
Object number: G83.1.601.1a-b -2 a-b
Artist / Maker: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-1740
Object number: G96.5.72.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1735-1740
Object number: G17.2.6.1-2
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca. 1930-35
Object number: G83.1.947
