1940.233.A-B: Covered Cylindrical Jar with Decoration of Flowers and Handles in the Form of Lion Heads
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1940.233.A-B
- Title
- Covered Cylindrical Jar with Decoration of Flowers and Handles in the Form of Lion Heads
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 17th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen
- Period
- Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/205860
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Biscuit porcelain with applique molded handles and decoration painted in green, aubergine, and black enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on base and inside of cover
- Dimensions
- H. 19.1 x Diam. 17.5 cm (7 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Samuel C. Davis
- Accession Year
- 1940
- Object Number
- 1940.233.A-B
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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