1940.232.A-B: Lobed Cylindrical Covered Jar with Decoration of Dragons, Clouds, and Waves
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1940.232.A-B
- Title
- Lobed Cylindrical Covered Jar with Decoration of Dragons, Clouds, and Waves
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 19th-early 20th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Meiji era, 1868-1912
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/205859
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Imitation Wanli, "wucai" type ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
- Dimensions
- H. 14.6 x Diam. 15.3 cm (5 3/4 x 6 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Samuel C. Davis
- Accession Year
- 1940
- Object Number
- 1940.232.A-B
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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