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  • Museum Accession No.: EA1978.777
  • Catalogue No.: 103
  • Object type: Jar and cover
  • Kiln/Location: Blue-and-white, Arita
  • Period/Date: c. 1720
  • Dimensions: H. 48.5 cm, D. 36.5 cm
  • Provenance: Reitlinger gift
  • Description: Octagonal jar and cover. Cylindrical reinforced foot, steeply-domed cover, flat rim, pointed knob (repaired). Underglaze blue decoration. On the body, three groups of various shaped panels containing phoenix on a bough, chrysanthemums, pine and prunus. Background of dense peonies. Lappets on shoulder, lotus band at foot. The neck with a hare in a cartouche and wave-filled circles. Cover similar.

    Octagonal jar and cover. Cylindrical reinforced foot, steeply-domed cover, flat rim, pointed knob (repaired). Underglaze blue decoration. On the body, three groups of various shaped panels containing phoenix on a bough, chrysanthemums, pine and prunus. Background of dense peonies. Lappets on shoulder, lotus band at foot. The neck with a hare in a cartouche and wave-filled circles. Cover similar.

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