One of two small blue-and-white jarlets, decorated with lions frolicking among clouds / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1977/2.12
Title: One of two small blue-and-white jarlets, decorated with lions frolicking among clouds
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: porcelain with blue underglaze painting
Object Creation Date: 1600-1640s
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); China (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: China (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Marvin Eisenberg in memory of Gerald Gibson
Period: China, Ming Period (1368-1644)
Dimensions: 8 cm x 7.1 cm x 7.1 cm (3 1/8 in. x 2 13/16 in. x 2 13/16 in.)
Century: 17th century
Primary Object Classification: Ceramic
Primary Object Type: jar
Secondary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Keywords: clouds; jar; lions
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; associated concepts; containers; containers by form; earth sciences concepts; mammals; objects we use; people and culture; physical sciences concepts; scientific concepts; vessels; weather and related phenomena; weather-related phenomena
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 576 x 664
File Size: 31 KB
Record: 1977/2.12
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1977-sl-2.12/1977_2.12.jpg

In public portfolios: Asia--blue and white porcelains (74); CCS Grad Brochure (2); lions and dragons (12)

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Full citation: "One of two small blue-and-white jarlets, decorated with lions frolicking among clouds; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1977-sl-2.12/1977_2.12.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.