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Covered jar with shishi, hoo-birds, flowering plants and floral scrolls
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Baluster-shaped lidded jar of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and on the glaze red, black and gold. On the belly three large cartouches with a shishi between a blooming peony plant; the cartouches are separated by bands of scrollwork with therein a lobed cartouche with a hoo-bird surrounded by floral scrolls. On the shoulder a broad band with chrysanthemum scrolls interrupted by lobed cartouches with a shishi (lion-dog) between a plant. Around the foot and on the neck a band with lotus scrolls. On the foot a band with scrollwork. Part of a cabinet set. Imari.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineCovered jar with shishi, hoo-birds, flowering plants and floral scrolls. c. 1720 - c. 1760. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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