Fahua ware jar

Object Details

• Description

  Polychrome: fa-hua type. Jar of kuan shape. Potiche: Short straight neck sloping slightly inwards.

  Clay: hard, white flecked with occasional iron spots and bubble pits.

  Glaze: medium fired alkali-lead-silicate, white, deep blue, turquoise blue, aubergine, and brownish yellow.

  Decoration: san t s'ai, cloisonne use of slip controlling areas of colored glazes. Ornamental bands and main design of waves, rocks, egrets and lotuses.

• Origin

  Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

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• Date

  1400s

• Place

  China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen

• Topic

  Fahua ware, Porcelain, Art, Chinese Art, Cloud, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Chenghua reign (1465 - 1487), Egrets, Lotus

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)