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Object 2011105

 

Milk jug

 

China

 

1720-1730

 

Height including the cover 118 mm (4.65 inch), height excluding the cover 88 mm (3.46 inch), diameter 73 mm (2.87 inch), diameter of rim 33 mm (1.30 inch), diameter of footring 41 mm (1.61 inch)

 

Milk jug on footring, pear shaped body with handle, small triangular spout at the rim. The C-shaped handle is placed opposite the spout. Matching pierced cover with with pointed knob and underglaze brown-edged rim (jia mangkou). Decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red, gold and overglaze black and green enamel. The body is incised under the glaze with two groups of lotus flowers plants. On the body three scalloped panels filled with chrysanthemum flower heads on an underglaze blue ground. Near the foot a trellis-pattern border and round the footring a pointed leaves-pattern border. On the spout a single flowering branch and on the handle a floret between scrolls. The cover is decorated en suite.

 

Condition: A hairline to the rim of the body.

 

Reference:

Sargent 2012, p.183

 

Price: Sold.