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Baluster covered jar with figures in panels
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Baluster-shaped lidded jar of porcelain with lid knob in the form of a lion, painted in underglaze blue. The wall is covered with a geometric pattern in which two cartouches with two persons in an enclosed garden; around the foot a band with fruit branches; around the shoulder a band with napkin work alternated with fan-shaped compartments with landscape or flower branch; the neck with flower branches. The lid with the same pattern as on the wall of the jar. Marked on the underside with the four-character mark of Emperor Kangxi. Two cracks in the neck and rim. Blue and white.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBaluster covered jar with figures in panels. c. 1875 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.