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| Keywords: Chinese - Wine Jar with Carp among Water Weeds and Lotuses - Walters 491917 - View A.jpg This extraordinary Chinese porcelain wine jar was made at the Jingdezhen Ching-te Chen kilns during the reign of the Jiajing Chia-ching emperor 1522-1566 Its body is white porcelain with blue underglaze decoration To this potters added an additional layer of colored enamels resulting in this bright festive design of golden carp and lotuses This design and its associations with both fertility and good fortune suggest that this jar was made for a young affluent couple to celebrate their marriage Like many of the Asian objects acquired by Henry Walters this jar is a world-renowned treasure It is one of only nine known jars of this type in museum collections worldwide Among this small group of similar objects this jar is widely held to be one of the most beautifully painted and well preserved between 1521 1566 porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels cm 33 7 accession number 49 1917 28583 Henry Walters Baltimore 1894-1908 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Mark In underglaze blue Jiajing Chia-ching Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain Walters place of origin China Walters Art Museum license Art of China in Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain Walters Chinese porcelain in the Walters Art Museum Jingdezhen ware Porcelains of the Ming Dynasty | ||||
