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Jar with carp in lotus pond

mid-16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 204
Perfecting the enameling techniques developed earlier in the Ming dynasty, porcelain enamelers of the Jiajing period created rich reds, yellows, and greens, superimposed onto underglaze blue. Contemporaneous sources attest to the firing of two hundred jars with similar pond scenes during the twenty-first year of the Jiajing reign (1542). Eroded areas of similar jars in other museums show that the deep red hues were created by overlaying a red enamel on a yellow base, a technique that lends the design an immediate visual impact.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 明嘉靖 景德鎮窯青花五彩魚藻罐
  • Title: Jar with carp in lotus pond
  • Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Jiajing mark and period (1522–66)
  • Date: mid-16th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
  • Dimensions: H. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.127.2
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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