Possibly late 17th–early 18th century, Kangxi era (1661–1722)
Porcelain ovoid jar with cylindrical cover, both decorated with a mottled blue background covered with a geometric “shattered ice” pattern in darker shades of blue. Groups of plum blossoms are composed of negative white spaces with blue outlines indicating petals and stamens. At the shoulder is a border composed of alternating swatches of parallel lines. A single blue line runs around the foot, beneath the main decorative register, and a pair of concentric blue lines are found inside the white-glazed foot. The lid, which does not perfectly match the body, has a sawtooth patter around the exterior and a cluster of plum blossoms against a shattered ice background on the top.
H. 13.3 × W. 11.4 cm (5 1/4 × 4 1/2 in.)
Arthur and Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, MA (by 2020), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums
Silver
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