Jar

anonymous, c. 1575 - c. 1599

Swatow is a type of stoneware made in the South Chinese province of Fujian. It features fluidly painted, expressive decoration and was widely distributed to Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, and mainland Southeast Asia. This jar is decorated with birds, flowers, and dragons in overglaze iron-red and green enamels. Vessels of this type were generally used as containers for a range of foodstuffs.

  • Artwork typepot
  • Object numberAK-MAK-328
  • Dimensionsheight 24.5 cm, diameter 9.4 cm, diameter 13.6 cm
  • Physical characteristicsporselein met emailkleuren

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Jar
    • Baluster covered jar with dragons, flowering plants and floral scrolls

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-328

  • Description

    Balustervormige pot van porselein met een korte, wijde nek, beschilderd op het glazuur in rood, groen en zwart. Op de buik een brede band verdeeld in twee vakken met bloeiende planten en dieren. Hieronder een band met bloemranken. Op de schouder tweemaal een vierklauwige draak tussen bloemtakken. Swatow (Zhangzhou).

Creation

  • Creation

    potter: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 1575 - c. 1599

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    porselein met emailkleuren

  • Dimensions

    • height 24.5 cm
    • diameter 9.4 cm
    • diameter 13.6 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (B.M. van Driel bequest, 1939)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; bequeathed by B.M. van Driel to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1939;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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