Large Fish Jar with Cover, 1522–66. Porcelain with wucai (five color) overglaze enamel decoration, height with lid: 40.8 cm (16 1/16 in.). The Xiling Collection, 48.2019. Copyrighted.

Large Fish Jar with Cover

1522–66

Maker Unknown

Chinese Art

Large Fish Jar with Cover, 1522–66. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing mark and reign (1522-66). Porcelain with wucai (five color) overglaze enamel decoration; height with lid: 40.8 cm (16 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Xiling Collection 48.2019

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Ceramic
Formatted Medium: Porcelain with wucai (five color) overglaze enamel decoration
Medium: porcelain, wucai, color, overglaze, enamel, decoration
Dimensions: height with lid: 40.8 cm (16 1/16 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: 48.2019
Credit Line: The Xiling Collection
Rights Statement: Copyrighted
Museum Location: 238 Chinese Ceramics