Water Jar with Applied Low-Relief Peony Flower Design
1800
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Water Jar with Applied Low-Relief Peony Flower Design
1800
Physical Qualities
Porcelain with transparent glaze, replacement wood and jade cover, 6 7/8 H x 6 3/16 Diam. in. (17.5 x 15.6 cm.); 5 lbs.
Credit Line
Gift of Lawrason Riggs of J
Object Number
1945.59.30
The raised design was achieved by the application of molded elements.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1945; Lawrason Riggs of J, Baltimore; from his uncle, General Lawrason Riggs, Baltimore (1861-1940)
Collection installation, "Asia. 1,000 Years of Exchange in East Asia", Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
Frances Klapthor, Chinese Ceramics, Baltimore: BMA, 1993, no. 134, p. 59.