Artwork
Baluster Jar
DepartmentAsian Art
CultureChinese
Datemid- 17th century
Dimensionsh. 14 in. (35.6 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown
Object number92.25.12.a-b
GeographyPlace madeJingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, Asia
DescriptionAn unusual and attractive polychrome jar and cover of baluster form, the sides decorated in pallet of iron red, green, yellow, and aubergine with four panels of different fish, a pair of lappets encircling the base and pointed petals rising up the short neck, the domed cover with conical knob in iron red, green, yellow, and blue.ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Walter F. BrownNot on view
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