Jar with Dragon and Phoenix Design
1522–66
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Jar with Dragon and Phoenix Design, 1522–66. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing mark and reign (1522-66). Carved lacquer in cinnabar and other colors; overall: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1972.14
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Lacquer
- Formatted Medium
- carved lacquer in cinnabar and other colors
- Dimensions
- Overall: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: 大明嘉靖年製 Translation: Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi Remark: Made in the Ming dynasty, Jiajing period
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1972.14
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1972, Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia, Power and Possession: Chinese Calligraphy and Inscribed Objects – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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