Period:Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Jiajing period (1522–66) Date:dated 1564 Culture:China Medium:Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware) Dimensions:Diam 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm) Classification:Ceramics Credit Line:Gift of Stanley Herzman, in memory of Gladys Herzman, 1997 Accession Number:1997.1.8 The inscription written on the outside of the lip indicates that the jar was offered by members of the Wu family to the Temple of the Lord of the Black Heaven in order to protect the peace of the family and the home in 1564. The Lord of the Black Heaven is one of the many quasi-historical immortals found in Daoist traditions.
Period:Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Jiajing period (1522–66) Date:dated 1564 Culture:China Medium:Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware) Dimensions:Diam 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm) Classification:Ceramics Credit Line:Gift of Stanley Herzman, in memory of Gladys Herzman, 1997 Accession Number:1997.1.8 The inscription written on the outside of the lip indicates that the jar was offered by members of the Wu family to the Temple of the Lord of the Black Heaven in order to protect the peace of the family and the home in 1564. The Lord of the Black Heaven is one of the many quasi-historical immortals found in Daoist traditions.