Covered Jar

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Covered Jar

China

Date
18th century
Medium
Porcelain with enamel decoration
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

Large covered jars, usually made in pairs, were used to decorate open courtyards, terraces or flanked the doorways of Chinese houses during the eighteenth century. China, Asia

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