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Title: Covered jar with birds and flowers
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: mid-17th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); H. incl. lid 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); Diam. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); Diam. of rim 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam. of base 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number: 20.41.8a, b
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