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Mandarin Jar
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Mandarin Jar

Maker
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Date1736-1795
Mediumceramic
Dimensions50 x 22 in. (127 x 55.9 cm.)
DescriptionOne of a pair of large "famille rose" jars of the Qianlong dynasty. This jar is decorated with pheasants, peonies, and various other flowers.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
On view
Label TextIn addition to French decorative art and British paintings, Henry and Arabella Huntington collected a number of antique Asian ceramic pieces to display in their home. This large lidded vase, one of a pair, is decorated with motifs of phoenixes, peonies, and various other flowers.
Object number11.42
Terms
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    Mandarin Jar
    Unknown, Chinese, 18th Century
    1736-1795
    Object number: 11.43
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    Unknown, Chinese, 18th Century
    1735-1795
    Object number: 27.125
    Temple Jar
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    Unknown, Chinese, 18th Century
    1736-1795
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    Blue Hawthorne Ginger Jar
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    1662-1721
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    Unknown, Chinese, 18th Century
    1736-1795
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    Unknown, Chinese, 18th Century
    1720-1730
    Object number: 2017.5.68
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    Unknown, Chinese
    1662-1721
    Object number: 9.17
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    Yoke-back Armchair with Scroll Design
    Unknown, Chinese, 19th Century
    1850 - 1911
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    Tobacco Jar
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    18th century
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    Unknown
    1368-1644
    Object number: 44.88
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    Chinese Jar
    Unknown
    1368-1644
    Object number: 44.87
    Image Not Available for Door Frame with Flowers and Birds (set 2 of 3)
    Door Frame with Flowers and Birds (set 2 of 3)
    Unknown, Chinese, 20th Century
    ca. 1900
    Object number: 2007.12.4b
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