Jar

Museum number:
9-13404a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210913404a@2dc
Alternate number:
3813 (previous number (Design Dept.))
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Jar, porcelain; Lid (b), and stand (c) wood: Jar (a) is a porcelain cylinder with flat bottom, recessed base. Overglaze enamel decoration: symmetrical design of stylized lotus blossom, shou character, bats, umbrella and canopy, conch-shell and wheel of law, jar. Turquoise scrollwork on dark blue ground. Most of the emblems are white with dark detail. Band near rim of ju-i scepter heads. Gate pattern band near base. Raised handle loops on opposite sides with twisted brass handles. Interior: stained white glaze. Lid (b) stained teak, turned on lathe with open work of coin design. Bell with dome shape with attached pointed knob, warped. Stand (c) stained teak, turned with furniture-fret pattern between four feet. Height (a) 17.5 cm., diameter 18.7 cm.; (b) height 11 cm., diameter 19 cm.; (c) height 5.1 cm., diameter 19.2 cm.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Albert M. Bender
Materials:
Metal, Porcelain (material), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Porcelain (visual works)
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Jar, accession number 9-13404a-c, described as Jar, porcelain; Lid (b), and stand (c) wood: Jar (a) is a porcelain cylinder with flat bottom, recessed base. Overglaze enamel decoration: symmetrical design of stylized lotus blossom, shou character, bats, umbrella and canopy, conch-shell and wheel of law, jar. Turquoise scrollwork on dark blue ground. Most of the emblems are white with dark detail. Band near rim of ju-i scepter heads. Gate pattern band near base. Raised handle loops on opposite sides with twisted brass handles. Interior: stained white glaze. Lid (b) stained teak, turned on lathe with open work of coin design. Bell with dome shape with attached pointed knob, warped. Stand (c) stained teak, turned with furniture-fret pattern between four feet. Height (a) 17.5 cm., diameter 18.7 cm.; (b) height 11 cm., diameter 19 cm.; (c) height 5.1 cm., diameter 19.2 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Jar, accession number 9-13404a-c, described as Jar, porcelain; Lid (b), and stand (c) wood: Jar (a) is a porcelain cylinder with flat bottom, recessed base. Overglaze enamel decoration: symmetrical design of stylized lotus blossom, shou character, bats, umbrella and canopy, conch-shell and wheel of law, jar. Turquoise scrollwork on dark blue ground. Most of the emblems are white with dark detail. Band near rim of ju-i scepter heads. Gate pattern band near base. Raised handle loops on opposite sides with twisted brass handles. Interior: stained white glaze. Lid (b) stained teak, turned on lathe with open work of coin design. Bell with dome shape with attached pointed knob, warped. Stand (c) stained teak, turned with furniture-fret pattern between four feet. Height (a) 17.5 cm., diameter 18.7 cm.; (b) height 11 cm., diameter 19 cm.; (c) height 5.1 cm., diameter 19.2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 9-13404a-c, described as Jar, porcelain; Lid (b), and stand (c) wood: Jar (a) is a porcelain cylinder with flat bottom, recessed base. Overglaze enamel decoration: symmetrical design of stylized lotus blossom, shou character, bats, umbrella and canopy, conch-shell and wheel of law, jar. Turquoise scrollwork on dark blue ground. Most of the emblems are white with dark detail. Band near rim of ju-i scepter heads. Gate pattern band near base. Raised handle loops on opposite sides with twisted brass handles. Interior: stained white glaze. Lid (b) stained teak, turned on lathe with open work of coin design. Bell with dome shape with attached pointed knob, warped. Stand (c) stained teak, turned with furniture-fret pattern between four feet. Height (a) 17.5 cm., diameter 18.7 cm.; (b) height 11 cm., diameter 19 cm.; (c) height 5.1 cm., diameter 19.2 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 9-13404a-c, described as Jar, porcelain; Lid (b), and stand (c) wood: Jar (a) is a porcelain cylinder with flat bottom, recessed base. Overglaze enamel decoration: symmetrical design of stylized lotus blossom, shou character, bats, umbrella and canopy, conch-shell and wheel of law, jar. Turquoise scrollwork on dark blue ground. Most of the emblems are white with dark detail. Band near rim of ju-i scepter heads. Gate pattern band near base. Raised handle loops on opposite sides with twisted brass handles. Interior: stained white glaze. Lid (b) stained teak, turned on lathe with open work of coin design. Bell with dome shape with attached pointed knob, warped. Stand (c) stained teak, turned with furniture-fret pattern between four feet. Height (a) 17.5 cm., diameter 18.7 cm.; (b) height 11 cm., diameter 19 cm.; (c) height 5.1 cm., diameter 19.2 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 9-13404a-c, described as Jar, porcelain; Lid (b), and stand (c) wood: Jar (a) is a porcelain cylinder with flat bottom, recessed base. Overglaze enamel decoration: symmetrical design of stylized lotus blossom, shou character, bats, umbrella and canopy, conch-shell and wheel of law, jar. Turquoise scrollwork on dark blue ground. Most of the emblems are white with dark detail. Band near rim of ju-i scepter heads. Gate pattern band near base. Raised handle loops on opposite sides with twisted brass handles. Interior: stained white glaze. Lid (b) stained teak, turned on lathe with open work of coin design. Bell with dome shape with attached pointed knob, warped. Stand (c) stained teak, turned with furniture-fret pattern between four feet. Height (a) 17.5 cm., diameter 18.7 cm.; (b) height 11 cm., diameter 19 cm.; (c) height 5.1 cm., diameter 19.2 cm.

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