Blue Hawthorne Ginger Jar
Maker
Unknown, Chinese
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Date1662-1721
Mediumporcelain
Dimensions10 1/8 x 8 5/8 in. (25.7 x 21.9 cm.)
DescriptionThis ovoid shaped Blue Hawthorne, or "famille noire," ginger jar is made of clear white, hard paste porcelain and shows a symbolical decoration in brilliant cobalt blue with branches of the wild prunus tree against a ground of reticulated blue. Blossoms spread downward from the rim of the neck and upward from the base. The rim of the neck is finished by a narrow dentated border.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
On viewObject number13.23
Terms
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