Harvard Art Museums > 1917.175.8: Ovoid Jar (So-Called Ginger Jar) with Two Decorative Cartouches Featuring Antiquities and Auspicious Emblems, the Cartouches on a "Shattered Ice" Ground Embellished with Branches of Blossoming Plum Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Ovoid Jar (So-Called Ginger Jar) with Two Decorative Cartouches Featuring Antiquities and Auspicious Emblems, the Cartouches on a "Shattered Ice" Ground Embellished with Branches of Blossoming Plum , 1917.175.8,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/199712. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1917.175.8 Title Ovoid Jar (So-Called Ginger Jar) with Two Decorative Cartouches Featuring Antiquities and Auspicious Emblems, the Cartouches on a "Shattered Ice" Ground Embellished with Branches of Blossoming Plum Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 19th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen Period Qing dynasty, 1644-1911 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/199712 Physical Descriptions Medium Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the cartouches and plum branches reserved against a cobalt-blue ground Technique Blue-and-white ware Dimensions H. 17.5 x Diam. 16.2 cm (6 7/8 x 6 3/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross Accession Year 1917 Object Number 1917.175.8 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
