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Chinese, Ming prototype



Artwork title:

Jar


Description: Jar bulging outwards to waist and inwards to a wide mouth; flat base; no footrim; exterior with moulded design of a rocky landscape with a cock, 2 deer and dragon amid trees and plants; under the mouthrim is a border with Ju-I sceptre-head design; the interior and top of the mouth rim is unglazed; the exterior is covered with a brilliant turquoise coloured glaze with brown streaks. Chinese. The prototype is Ming but this specimen in 19th century or later.

Artwork date(s): 19th century or later
Artwork type: Eastern Collection
Medium: glazed ceramic
Measurements: H:150 Diam:155
Accession number: 523

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