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Source Description
The jar is painted with vibrant underglaze cobalt blue depicting the four seasons and stages in the life of a scholar-official.<br> <br>In the first scene, a scholar leaves his home in spring hoping to pass the civil service examinations in the city. In the autumn scene, he successfully returns on a horse, prepared for a career at court. The summer scene shows him as an aged man watching his offspring play along a lake. The winter scene depicts him writing while attendants offer him hot tea and break the ice for fresh water from the pond in the foreground.
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97532
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Jar
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object
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97532
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object
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Jar
description
The jar is painted with vibrant underglaze cobalt blue depicting the four seasons and stages in the life of a scholar-official.<br> <br>In the first scene, a scholar leaves his home in spring hoping to pass the civil service examinations in the city. In the autumn scene, he successfully returns on a horse, prepared for a career at court. The summer scene shows him as an aged man watching his offspring play along a lake. The winter scene depicts him writing while attendants offer him hot tea and break the ice for fresh water from the pond in the foreground.
date
1522–66
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79482131
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Ceramic
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.)
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China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Jiajing mark and reign (1522–66)
accession
1917.13
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porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
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Jar (青花瓷罐), 1522–66. China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Jiajing mark and reign (1522–66). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; overall: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Worcester R. Warner Collection, 1917.13
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青花瓷罐
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China - Ming Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
大明嘉靖年製
inscription_translation
Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi
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Made in the Ming dynasty, Jiajing period
formerAccessionNumbers
1659.1916
didYouKnow
The jar with brilliant cobalt blue decoration depicts the four seasons and stages in the life of a scholar-official.
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Worcester R. Warner Collection
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2026-05-29 05:15:37.509000
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97532
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Chinese Art
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China - Ming Dynasty
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porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
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