1979.447: Ovoid Jar (So-Called Ginger Jar) with Decoration of Flowers, Fruits, Rocks, Birds, and Insects
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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
- Permissions
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