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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Tripod jar
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Tripod jar

Artist Unknown
Date1573-1619
MediumPorcelain | Enamel
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
ClassificationsAsian art
Credit LineGift of Sheldon L. Breitbart
Object number75.45.61
Terms
  • Iron red
  • Green
  • Ochre
  • White
  • China
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DescriptionSmall jar has constricted neck, wide mouth with vertical rim. Body bulbous with three hollow pinched legs. Floral register on neck, also spiral band. Both in iron red with some green leaves. Body contains two dragons, one red, one green, each chasing a flaming pearl. Legs and bottom seem to have been re-enameled in ochre color. Interior white.

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