CHINESE
Bottle
Ming dynasty, Tianqi period 1621-1627

Medium
porcelain

Measurements
(a-b) 22.8 × 12.1 cm diameter (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1936

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China

Accession Number
3618.a-b-D3

Department
Asian Art

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Physical description
Bulbous body narrowing to foot, inward slanting neck with everted rim, domed lid with knob; three boys with ball in garden of eccentric rocks, banana tree and bamboo zig-zag grid at shoulder, petal motifs at neck. Lid with floral motif at knob.

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CHINESE
Bottle
Ming dynasty, Tianqi period 1621-1627