Physical description
Jar of porcelain, with inverted pear-shaped body, spreading base and short cylindrical neck. Roughly painted in underglaze blue with a phoenix among flowers and foliage, and with a band of hatching round the shoulder.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Malaysia (found)
Date
late 18th century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Dimensions
Height: 11.4 cm, Diameter: 10.5 cm
Object history note
Found in Sarawak. Bought £8 2s. [C.268 to 286-1909]
Descriptive line
Jar, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, found in Sarawak, made in China, Qing dynasty, late 18th century
Production Note
Register
Materials
Porcelain; Glaze; Cobalt oxide
Techniques
Glazed; Painted; Blue and white
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Phoenix; Foliage; Hatching
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain
Collection
East Asia Collection