1940.246: Zhadou-Shaped Vase with Dragons and Scrolling Flower Decor
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1940.246
- Title
- Zhadou-Shaped Vase with Dragons and Scrolling Flower Decor
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- Zhengde period, 1506-1521
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen
- Period
- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/205952
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Enameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue, the background areas embellished later with overglaze red enamel; underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Zhengde nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
- Dimensions
- H. 12.4 x Diam. 15.5 cm (4 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Samuel C. Davis
- Accession Year
- 1940
- Object Number
- 1940.246
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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