明萬曆 景德鎮窯青花福壽康寧罐|Jar decorated with auspicious characters amid plants

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late 16th century · Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware) · Asian Art

This pot features four auspicious characters: fortune (fu 福), longevity (shou 壽), peace (ning 寧), and health (kang 康). Rendered in a highly stylized format, the characters are set as a part of vibrant pine trees, bamboo, and plum blossoms. Known as “Three Friends of Winter,” this plant combination symbolizes the lofty virtue of resilience.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 16th century

Medium

Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1917