Large wine jar

late 16th century

Not on view

The inscription reads:
Top line:
三六學仕攤[貪]盃懶[攬]去登瀛州[洲]，二四神仙醉後不知歸
洞府
Eighteen scholars, in the thrall of their [wine] cups, are too lazy to ascend Yingzhou [to serve as officials]. Eight immortals, once they are drunk, know not how to return to their grottoes.

Bottom line:
紫府瓊漿，瑤池玉夜[液]
Sweet wine of the Purple Abode, jade liquor of the Jasper Lake.

Artwork Details

明晚期磁州窯白地褐彩大酒甕
Title: Large wine jar
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Date: late 16th century
Culture: China
Medium: Stoneware painted and inscribed in dark brown on white ground (Cizhou ware)
Dimensions: H. 25 in. (63.5 cm); Diam. 18 in. (45.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Stanley Herzman, in memory of Adele Herzman, 1991
Object Number: 1991.253.23
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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