Jars

Museum number:
9-12740a-f
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210912740a@2df
Alternate number:
3289a-f (original number) and AB-215 (previous number (Anson Blake’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
jars (a, b); lids (c, d); stands (e, f): porcelain 'ginger jars' w/ overglaze enamel decoration. ovoid w/ high shoulders, recessed base, short cylindrical neck. prunus blossom branches in coral-red & white reserve, w/ purple and green, on dotted light blue ground. vertical striped band in green and yellow near base; zig-zag pattern band in same colors on shoulder. neck not glazed. interior white, glazed. lids (c & d) are dome shaped caps w/ same zig-zag band near rim, and blossom design. stands (e, f) are carved teak w/ open-work, and 4 feet. squat bulging shape. H. (a & b) 14.1 cm. Max. Dia. (a) 13.7; (b) 13.3 cm.; H. (c & d) 3 cm. Dia. (c) 7.5 cm. (d) 7.3 cm.; H. (e) 4.4 cm., (f) 4.6 cm.; Dia. (e & f) 12 cm.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Collector:
Anita Day Symmes Blake and Anson Stiles Blake
Collection date:
before 1962
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating), Glaze (coating by location), Porcelain (material), and Teak (wood)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
e— diameter 12 centimeters, d— diameter 7.3 centimeters, e— height 4.4 centimeters, a— height 14.1 centimeters, b— diameter 13.3 centimeters, c— height 3 centimeters, b— height 14.1 centimeters, a— diameter 13.7 centimeters, c— diameter 7.5 centimeters, d— height 3 centimeters, f— height 4.6 centimeters, and f— diameter 12 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Jars, accession number 9-12740a-f, described as jars (a, b); lids (c, d); stands (e, f): porcelain 'ginger jars' w/ overglaze enamel decoration. ovoid w/ high shoulders, recessed base, short cylindrical neck. prunus blossom branches in coral-red & white reserve, w/ purple and green, on dotted light blue ground. vertical striped band in green and yellow near base; zig-zag pattern band in same colors on shoulder. neck not glazed. interior white, glazed. lids (c & d) are dome shaped caps w/ same zig-zag band near rim, and blossom design. stands (e, f) are carved teak w/ open-work, and 4 feet. squat bulging shape. H. (a & b) 14.1 cm. Max. Dia. (a) 13.7; (b) 13.3 cm.; H. (c & d) 3 cm. Dia. (c) 7.5 cm. (d) 7.3 cm.; H. (e) 4.4 cm., (f) 4.6 cm.; Dia. (e & f) 12 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Jars, accession number 9-12740a-f, described as jars (a, b); lids (c, d); stands (e, f): porcelain 'ginger jars' w/ overglaze enamel decoration. ovoid w/ high shoulders, recessed base, short cylindrical neck. prunus blossom branches in coral-red & white reserve, w/ purple and green, on dotted light blue ground. vertical striped band in green and yellow near base; zig-zag pattern band in same colors on shoulder. neck not glazed. interior white, glazed. lids (c & d) are dome shaped caps w/ same zig-zag band near rim, and blossom design. stands (e, f) are carved teak w/ open-work, and 4 feet. squat bulging shape. H. (a & b) 14.1 cm. Max. Dia. (a) 13.7; (b) 13.3 cm.; H. (c & d) 3 cm. Dia. (c) 7.5 cm. (d) 7.3 cm.; H. (e) 4.4 cm., (f) 4.6 cm.; Dia. (e & f) 12 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jars, accession number 9-12740a-f, described as jars (a, b); lids (c, d); stands (e, f): porcelain 'ginger jars' w/ overglaze enamel decoration. ovoid w/ high shoulders, recessed base, short cylindrical neck. prunus blossom branches in coral-red & white reserve, w/ purple and green, on dotted light blue ground. vertical striped band in green and yellow near base; zig-zag pattern band in same colors on shoulder. neck not glazed. interior white, glazed. lids (c & d) are dome shaped caps w/ same zig-zag band near rim, and blossom design. stands (e, f) are carved teak w/ open-work, and 4 feet. squat bulging shape. H. (a & b) 14.1 cm. Max. Dia. (a) 13.7; (b) 13.3 cm.; H. (c & d) 3 cm. Dia. (c) 7.5 cm. (d) 7.3 cm.; H. (e) 4.4 cm., (f) 4.6 cm.; Dia. (e & f) 12 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jars, accession number 9-12740a-f, described as jars (a, b); lids (c, d); stands (e, f): porcelain 'ginger jars' w/ overglaze enamel decoration. ovoid w/ high shoulders, recessed base, short cylindrical neck. prunus blossom branches in coral-red & white reserve, w/ purple and green, on dotted light blue ground. vertical striped band in green and yellow near base; zig-zag pattern band in same colors on shoulder. neck not glazed. interior white, glazed. lids (c & d) are dome shaped caps w/ same zig-zag band near rim, and blossom design. stands (e, f) are carved teak w/ open-work, and 4 feet. squat bulging shape. H. (a & b) 14.1 cm. Max. Dia. (a) 13.7; (b) 13.3 cm.; H. (c & d) 3 cm. Dia. (c) 7.5 cm. (d) 7.3 cm.; H. (e) 4.4 cm., (f) 4.6 cm.; Dia. (e & f) 12 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jars, accession number 9-12740a-f, described as jars (a, b); lids (c, d); stands (e, f): porcelain 'ginger jars' w/ overglaze enamel decoration. ovoid w/ high shoulders, recessed base, short cylindrical neck. prunus blossom branches in coral-red & white reserve, w/ purple and green, on dotted light blue ground. vertical striped band in green and yellow near base; zig-zag pattern band in same colors on shoulder. neck not glazed. interior white, glazed. lids (c & d) are dome shaped caps w/ same zig-zag band near rim, and blossom design. stands (e, f) are carved teak w/ open-work, and 4 feet. squat bulging shape. H. (a & b) 14.1 cm. Max. Dia. (a) 13.7; (b) 13.3 cm.; H. (c & d) 3 cm. Dia. (c) 7.5 cm. (d) 7.3 cm.; H. (e) 4.4 cm., (f) 4.6 cm.; Dia. (e & f) 12 cm.

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