Artwork
Dragon Jar
DepartmentAsian Art
CultureChinese
Date1572-1620
Dimensionsh. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm)
diam. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)
diam. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown
Object number85.135.8
GeographyPlace madeJingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, Asia
DescriptionAn important blue and white storage jar, the broad baluster body brilliantly and strongly painted with two smiling five clawed dragons sinuously curling in mutual pursuit above elaborate white capped waves breaking on rocky promontories, one side with a shou character, and all surrounded by coiling cloud scrolls, the shoulder with a dense leafy meander and regular triple floral heads, the short neck with a slightly outcurling rounded rim, the blue of rich violet tone.Exhibition HistorySan Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Legacy of Beauty: An Exhibition of Chinese Ceramics in Honor of Walter F. Brown, 2014MarkingsSix-character Wanli mark on baseOn view
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