Harvard Art Museums > 1917.20.A-B: Covered Ovoid Jar (So-Called Ginger Jar) with Two Large and Four Small Decorative Cartouches, Each Featuring Antiquities and Auspicious Emblems 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"Covered Ovoid Jar (So-Called Ginger Jar) with Two Large and Four Small Decorative Cartouches, Each Featuring Antiquities and Auspicious Emblems , 1917.20.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/210286. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1917.20.A-B Title Covered Ovoid Jar (So-Called Ginger Jar) with Two Large and Four Small Decorative Cartouches, Each Featuring Antiquities and Auspicious Emblems 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/210286 Physical Descriptions Medium Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the cartouches reserved against a cobalt powder blue ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base Technique Blue-and-white ware Dimensions H. 24.5 x Diam. 21 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross Accession Year 1917 Object Number 1917.20.A-B 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. Exhibition History Earthly Delights: 6,000 Years of Asian Ceramics, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2022 - 08/14/2022 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
