Water Jar with Dragons
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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Artifact
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159
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object
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normalized
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Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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CC0
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en
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18
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_49.902_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| imageCount | 18 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/49.902 |