Physical description
Globular jar, referred to as 'hawthorn ginger jar', made of porcelain decorated in underglaze blue with plum blossoms and branches against a background of cracked ice.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Date
1662-1722 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain, decorated in underglaze blue
Dimensions
Height: 23 cm
Descriptive line
Jar, porcelain decorated in underglaze blue, China, Kangxi reign (1662-1722)
Labels and date
Lidded jar with plum blossom design
Kangxi reign period (1662-1722)
Jingdezhen kilns, south China
This form is known as a 'ginger jar' among British collectors, though it cannot be proved that the jars were indeed containers for ginger when they were shipped from China.
Porcelain painted in cobalt blue
Museum no. C.819-1910
Salting Bequest [2007]
Materials
Porcelain
Categories
Porcelain
Collection
East Asia Collection