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Source Description
The exterior of this jar is ornamented with two rampant five-clawed dragons boldly drawn in <em>rouge de fer</em>. The dragons are in pursuit of the sacred jewel amid cloud scrolls in green and yellow, flanked at the top and bottom with broad registers of cloud scrolls and gadroons. The underfoot is glazed and bears a six-character <em>nianhao </em>in the form of a vertical mark reading "Daming Jiajing nianzhi," enclosed in double rings in underglaze cobalt blue.
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Document identity
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154700
label
Jar with Dragons Pursuing Flaming Jewels
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object
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154700
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object
title
Jar with Dragons Pursuing Flaming Jewels
description
The exterior of this jar is ornamented with two rampant five-clawed dragons boldly drawn in <em>rouge de fer</em>. The dragons are in pursuit of the sacred jewel amid cloud scrolls in green and yellow, flanked at the top and bottom with broad registers of cloud scrolls and gadroons. The underfoot is glazed and bears a six-character <em>nianhao </em>in the form of a vertical mark reading "Daming Jiajing nianzhi," enclosed in double rings in underglaze cobalt blue.
date
1522–66
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79942061
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); Overall: 12.9 cm (5 1/16 in.)
cul
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing mark and reign (1522-66)
accession
1989.291
Source extras
tec
procelain with wucai (five color) overglaze enamel decoration
tombstone
Jar with Dragons Pursuing Flaming Jewels, 1522–66. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing mark and reign (1522-66). Procelain with wucai (five color) overglaze enamel decoration; diameter: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); overall: 12.9 cm (5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.291
collection
China - Ming Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
大明嘉靖年製
inscription_translation
Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi
inscription_remark
Made in the Ming dynasty, Jiajing period
didYouKnow
The interior is glazed white porcelain.
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
page_number
p. 68, no. 37
creditline
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
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2026-05-29 08:00:32.394000
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154700
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Chinese Art
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China - Ming Dynasty
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procelain with wucai (five color) overglaze enamel decoration
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