明嘉靖 景德鎮窯青花五彩魚藻罐|Jar with carp in lotus pond

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mid-16th century · Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware) · Asian Art

Perfecting the enameling techniques developed earlier in the Ming dynasty, porcelain enamelers of the Jiajing period created rich reds, yellows, and greens, superimposed onto underglaze blue. Contemporaneous sources attest to the firing of two hundred jars with similar pond scenes during the twenty-first year of the Jiajing reign (1542). Eroded areas of similar jars in other museums show that the deep red hues were created by overlaying a red enamel on a yellow base, a technique that lends the design an immediate visual impact.

Artist

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Date

mid-16th century

Medium

Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1917