8 février 2024
Ewer, Ming dynasty, late 16th-early 17th century
Ewer, Ming dynasty, late 16th-early 17th century. Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen), with 19th century Turkish silver mount. Height: 31.2cm. Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk, C.103-1956. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Ewer of porcelain, painted in underglaze cobalt blue. The ewer has a broad-based globular body from which rises a tapered cylindrical neck, strengthened below the lip by a protruding ring. A Turkish silver mount and stopper attached by a chain to a band round the handle, have subsequently been added. A slender, flat, S-shaped handle with dragon's head above and protruding finger-rest below rises from the shoulder to the upper part of the neck. The base is flat and unglazed. Round the body are painted in 'outline-and-wash' technique panels containing scrollwork, between pendant and upright frieze of similar character. Similar lozenge-shaped panels on the neck stand on a network ground. A floral scroll runs down the handle.
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