Jar

Museum number:
9-18683a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210918683a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.4349
Description:
Jar with cover and stand, a) apple shaped jar; made from pressed paper; dyed ash brown; contracted opening (with small damage) as the center of a sun flower design; raised design of flowers and bird, Chinese characters and symbols on the side; b) wood cover with a flower design on top; the two Chinese characters mean “plum garden”; symbols are those on ancient Chinese coins
Donor:
Estate of Elizabeth Huff
Collection place:
China
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Jars
Accession date:
August 5, 1988
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Jar, accession number 9-18683a-c, described as Jar with cover and stand, a) apple shaped jar; made from pressed paper; dyed ash brown; contracted opening (with small damage) as the center of a sun flower design; raised design of flowers and bird, Chinese characters and symbols on the side; b) wood cover with a flower design on top; the two Chinese characters mean “plum garden”; symbols are those on ancient Chinese coinsHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Jar, accession number 9-18683a-c, described as Jar with cover and stand, a) apple shaped jar; made from pressed paper; dyed ash brown; contracted opening (with small damage) as the center of a sun flower design; raised design of flowers and bird, Chinese characters and symbols on the side; b) wood cover with a flower design on top; the two Chinese characters mean “plum garden”; symbols are those on ancient Chinese coins
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 9-18683a-c, described as Jar with cover and stand, a) apple shaped jar; made from pressed paper; dyed ash brown; contracted opening (with small damage) as the center of a sun flower design; raised design of flowers and bird, Chinese characters and symbols on the side; b) wood cover with a flower design on top; the two Chinese characters mean “plum garden”; symbols are those on ancient Chinese coinsDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 9-18683a-c, described as Jar with cover and stand, a) apple shaped jar; made from pressed paper; dyed ash brown; contracted opening (with small damage) as the center of a sun flower design; raised design of flowers and bird, Chinese characters and symbols on the side; b) wood cover with a flower design on top; the two Chinese characters mean “plum garden”; symbols are those on ancient Chinese coins

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