Water Jar with Dragons

early 18th century

6.7 cm 5.6 cm

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Jars of this type were once used as water pots on a writing desk by scholars. The rounded crisp mouth is a functional design which assists in removing excess water from a brush. Cobalt blue paintings on the white porcelain body depict a three clawed dragon consuming floating s...

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Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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