Bencharong Ware Jar (tho) / Artist Unknown, China
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- Accession Number
- 2005/1.476A&B
- Title
- Bencharong Ware Jar (tho)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with overglaze enamel painting
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Lai Nam Thong (Bencharong) ware
- Dimensions
- 20 cm x 18 cm x 18 cm (7 7/8 in. x 7 1/16 in. x 7 1/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- bowl
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ritual Objects
- Physical Description
- Covered ceramic jar with brilliantly colored overglaze enamel painting in repreating floral patterns. A small base curves into a deep, wide bowl with a flaring mouth, in which the lid rests. The lid can be turned upside down to provide a shallow bowl, the base of which (or topmost portion of the lid) is encircled by gold and green bands.
- Subject Matter
- Bencharong ware ceramic jars for food offering, flowers, or incense. Made in China for the export market.
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- ceramics
- chinese
- chinese ceramics styles
- chinese styles
- chinese styles and periods
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- east asian
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- pottery (object genre)
- stoneware
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3323 x 2365
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2005/1.476A&B
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"Bencharong Ware Jar (tho); Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.476a-amp-amp-sem-b/2005_1.476ab.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 22, 2024.
