Large Porcelain "Guan" Jar , Baluster Form / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number
2009/2.109
Title
Large Porcelain "Guan" Jar , Baluster Form
Artist Nationality
Chinese
Medium and Support
porcelain
Object Creation Date
circa 1573-1619
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
China (nation)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
China (nation)
Dimensions
41 cm x 36 cm x 36 cm (16 1/8 in. x 14 3/16 in. x 14 3/16 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Ceramic
Primary Object Type
vase
Secondary Object Classification
Decorative Arts
Secondary Object Type
vase
Physical Description
The short vertical neck is decorated with a key motif repeat. The shoulders are decorated with a tapered lappet device repeat. The open large scale decoration features two mythical kylin in a suggested landscape of mountains. The opposing side depicts a moonlit valley with assorted foliage and stylized clouds. The base is unglazed with turning marks and discolored with good evidence of age.
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3888 x 2592
File Size
139 KB
Record
2009/2.109
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"Large Porcelain "Guan" Jar , Baluster Form; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.109/2009_2.109.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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