This porcelain jar is shaped in the form of a fish trap with details of basketry in underglaze blue and crabs in underglaze copper red. This contemporary piece was made at the Ceramic Research Institute, Jingdezhen by Qi Peici, a potter who introduced finger painting as a decorative technique.Jingdezhen is the best known ceramic production area in China. It started producing blue and white ware during the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) and became the capital of the Chinese ceramic industry during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The ceramic industry there is still vibrant till this present day.
