Jarre, M.C. 3353

Author(s): anonymous, ceramist type(s) of object(s): decorative arts, domestic life, ceramics, china name(s): container (dishes), jar materials and techniques: porcelain, blue underglaze place(s) of execution/production: jingdezhen dimensions - artwork: height: 23. 7cm diameter: 24cm description: jar with an ovoid body fitted with a flattened exterior porcelain lid and an interior metal lid; it rests on a circular foot; flat base; it is covered with a colorless covering marked with numerous pinheads; the collar and upper part of the shoulder are not covered; the lower edge of the foot is devoid of cover; cream shard tending to orange; the belly is painted blue under the cover of a dragon among the clouds; the top of the lid is painted with stylized clouds mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: cernuschi, henri date of acquisition: 1896 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 3353. Date: Unknown.