Jar decorated with auspicious symbols

Jar

China

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Kangxi period (1662-1722)

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An offering stand made of three pieces of glazed and decorated stoneware luted together to form a whole. The base is pierced with scalloped designs outlined in blue lines and blue floral sprays inside each scallop. A lappet collar surrounds the top. The middle piece is decorated with floral motifs and the upper plate has floral designs and sacred Buddhist symbols. The underside of the plate is also decorated with blue floral designs.
Act 7, from the series 11 Acts of New Treasury of Loyal Retainers, Ichiryusai Kuniteru, ink and color on paper
Dragon handles
Actors Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Kō no Moronao and Bandō Shūka I as Kaoyo, from the series The Heroes of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, Utagawa Kunisada, ink and color on paper