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Jar with Dragon, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Xuande mark and period (1426–35), early 15th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 19 in. (48.3 cm); Diam. 19 in. (48.3 cm), Ceramics, The painting of cobalt blue on a porcelain body, which first flowered in China in the fourteenth century, is arguably the most important development in the global history of ceramics. Produced for the court, this spectacular storage jar, an example of porcelain from Jingdezhen, is dated to the rule of the Xuande emperor by an inscription on the shoulder.

Jar with Dragon, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Xuande mark and period (1426–35), early 15th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 19 in. (48.3 cm); Diam. 19 in. (48.3 cm), Ceramics, The painting of cobalt blue on a porcelain body, which first flowered in China in the fourteenth century, is arguably the most important development in the global history of ceramics. Produced for the court, this spectacular storage jar, an example of porcelain from Jingdezhen, is dated to the rule of the Xuande emperor by an inscription on the shoulder.
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Caption: Jar with Dragon, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Xuande mark and period (1426–35), early 15th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 19 in. (48.3 cm); Diam. 19 in. (48.3 cm), Ceramics, The painting of cobalt blue on a porcelain body, which first flowered in China in the fourteenth century, is arguably the most important development in the global history of ceramics. Produced for the court, this spectacular storage jar, an example of porcelain from Jingdezhen, is dated to the rule of the Xuande emperor by an inscription on the shoulder
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Image size: 3871 × 4838 px | 53.6 MB
Print size: 32.8 × 41.0 cm | 1524.0 × 1904.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 1368–1644 • 1426–35 • 19 • 48.3 CM • ARGUABLY • BLUE • BLUE. • CERAMICS • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • COBALT BLUE UNDER TRANSPARENT GLAZE • COURT • DATED • DIAM • DRAGON • DYNASTY: MING • EARLY 15TH CENTURY • EMPEROR • EXAMPLE • FIRST FLOWERED • FOURTEENTH • GLOBAL HISTORY • H • H. • IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT • INSCRIPTION • JAR • JINGDEZHEN WARE • JINGDEZHEN • KAISER • MING DYNASTY • PAINT • PAINTING • PAINTINGS • PERIOD • PORCELAIN BODY • PORCELAIN PAINTED • PORCELAIN • PRODUCED • RULE • SHOULDER • SPECTACULAR STORAGE • XUANDE MARK