The oviform body of the jar, which is 31.5cm in height, is painted in underglaze cobalt blue and decorated with three lobed panels, each framing birds and a different floral subject, peony, pine and prunus. The panels are separated by pendant floral ornaments and the shoulders embellished with a band of ‘3’ shaped lappets below a cash collar, the short neck is bound by rudimentary lappets and the domed, button-knopped cover is decorated in a manner concordant with the main body. The cobalt shows a wide range of tones, from almost sky-blue to a near purplish hue, and in some places has fired black.
Categories: Ceramics | Exhibitions | Oriental Ceramics at Burghley |
An Arita jar and cover, late 17th Century.
REFERENCE: CER0362