Pair of Covered Baluster Jars with Chrysanthemum, Lotus and Bird Motifs

China

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Qianlong period (1736-1795), About 1775

  • Titles Pair of Covered Baluster Jars with Chrysanthemum, Lotus and Bird Motifs (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium porcelain with overglaze enamels
  • Dimensions (each) 14 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. Diam. (36.8 x 21.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Catherine H. Collins Collection, AFI.524.1998.1a-b-.2a-b
  • Work Type jars with covers
  • Classification Containers
  • On View

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