Zhangzhou (Swatow) wares 1570-1650 - Martavans & Jarlets - Jarlets

Object 2011155

Jarlet

(Southeast) China, Zhangzhou (Swatow)

1570-1650

Height 73 mm (2.87 inch), diameter 84 mm (3.31 inch), diameter of rim 30 mm (1.18 inch), diameter of footring 51 mm (2.01 inch), weight 194 grams (6.84 ounce (oz.))

Jarlet on footring with an angled shoulder, a short upright neck with a flaring rim and an unglazed base. Crackled glaze. Decorated in underglaze blue with a lion alternating with a symbol with ribbons. Around the shoulder a pointed lotus leaf pattern border.

These jarlets, supposedly made as containers for the export of oil and ointments in small quantities to consumers all over Southeast Asia, were mass-produced over centuries. As empties, they were part of every kitchen. With the passage of time, they became heirlooms and antiquities of small value. (Harrison 1979, p.81)

For an identically decorated jarlet, please see:

The ceramic load of the "Witte Leeuw" (1613) catalogue Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, (C.L. van der Pijl-Ketel ed., Amsterdam 1982), p.211, inv,no: NG 1977-114W.

Condition: A chip a frit and some worn of glaze to the rim. A large and small chip to the inner footring. An unglazed part on the lower body.

References:

Harrisson 1979, p.81

Pijl-Ketel 1982, p.211, inv,no: NG 1977-114W

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