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Temple Jar

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Date1735-1795
Mediumporcelain
Dimensionsheight without base: 35 x 22 in. (88.9 x 55.9 cm.)
DescriptionOne of a pair of Chinese porcelain temple jars from the Qianlong period. Each jar is decorated with four vases of flowers in various colors.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.
Label TextIn addition to the Renaissance and 18th-century French artworks that Henry Huntington assembled in 1927 to create a memorial to his wife, the Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection included a few examples of Asian art, such as these large jars decorated with delicate floral arrangements.
Status
On view
Object number27.125
Temple Jar
Unknown, Chinese, 18th Century
1736-1795
Object number: 27.115
Unknown, Chinese, 18th Century
1736-1795
Object number: 11.42
Mandarin Jar
Unknown, Chinese, 18th Century
1736-1795
Object number: 11.43
Blue Hawthorne Ginger Jar
Unknown, Chinese
1662-1721
Object number: 13.23
Punch Bowl in the Imari Style
Unknown, Chinese, 18th Century
1720-1730
Object number: 2017.5.68
Unknown, Chinese, 18th Century
1736-1795
Object number: 2012.13
Vase
Unknown, Chinese
1662-1721
Object number: 9.17
Mounted Vase [1 of 2]
Unknown, French, 18th Century
porcelain: ca. 1740-1750; mounts: ca. 1750
Object number: 27.25
Mounted Vase [2 of 2]
Unknown, French, 18th Century
porcelain: ca. 1740-1750; mounts: ca. 1750
Object number: 27.26
Tobacco Jar
Unknown, Dutch, 18th Century
18th century
Object number: 2017.5.60.1
Vase
Unknown, Chinese
1368-1644
Object number: 9.18
Vase
Unknown, Chinese
1368-1644
Object number: 9.19