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Ovoid covered jar with flowering plants in panels
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Slender egg-shaped pot with lid of porcelain, painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, aubergine, and black with two times two lobed cartouches staggered above each other with rocks, flowers and butterflies separated by a band with scattered flowers against a green field with black dots. In the cartouches the four seasonal flowers are depicted: peony (spring), lotus (summer), chrysanthemum (autumn) and prunus (winter). Around the foot and shoulder a band with geometric motifs. On the lid a stylized chrysanthemum and a band with geometric motifs alternating with treasures. Glued lid; two cracks in the lid. Famille verte.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineOvoid covered jar with flowering plants in panels. c. 1700 - c. 1724. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.