Physical description
Jar and lid, of globular form. Porcelain covered with brown lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl to represent a party of friends seated on a bank and admiring the landscape, and a boy approaching with a qin (zither). Diaper borders above and below.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Date
18th century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain covered with brown lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl
Dimensions
Height: 19.4 cm, Diameter: 22.9 cm
Descriptive line
Jar and lid, porcelain covered with brown lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Production Note
Register
Materials
Porcelain; Lacquer; Mother of pearl
Techniques
Inlaid
Subjects depicted
Qin (long zithers); Figures; Landscapes (representations)
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain
Collection
East Asia Collection