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Ovoid covered jar with flower sprays and narrative scenes in medallions
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Ovoid covered jar with flower sprays and narrative scenes in medallions

anonymous · c. 1680 - c. 1720 · turning; vitrification; paint; fired; formed; glaze; cobalt (mineral); porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Egg-shaped lidded jar of porcelain with a ribbed wall, painted in underglaze blue. On the wall a wide, ribbed band with therein cut out four medallions with scenes: two women (long eyebrows) on a terrace at a table playing 'go'; two women, one with a flower pot, and a boy (clown) in an interior; a woman and a dancing boy in an interior; two women on a terrace, one dancing, the other watching sitting next to a table on which a book lies. On the shoulder a band with flower branches (prunus, peony). Around the foot a band with flowering plants. Marked on the underside with the six-character mark of Emperor Chenghua in a double circle. Glue residues on the underside. Blue and white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOvoid covered jar with flower sprays and narrative scenes in medallions. c. 1680 - c. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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