Lidded jar
Qing dynasty, Kangxi period 1662-1722
Medium
porcelain
Measurements
(a-b) 14.0 × 9.7 cm diameter (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China
Inscription
(a) painted in brush and blue ink on base c.: (artemisa leaf motif)
Accession Number
4322.a-b-D3
Department
Asian Art
Physical description
One of a pair.
(a) Ovoid; two women at table and two women with plant alternating with eccentric rock with plum tree and rock with banana tree.
(b) Lid with bamboo at edge and small boy at fence on top.
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