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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.447
Title
Ovoid Jar (So-Called Ginger Jar) with Decoration of Flowers, Fruits, Rocks, Birds, and Insects
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
late 17th-early 18th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202502

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base
Technique
Blue-and-white ware
Dimensions
H. 22 x Diam. 20.5 cm (8 11/16 x 8 1/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Walter and Ella Siple
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.447
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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