Title
Jar
Year/Period
1990s
Region
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 16.2 x 12.5 cm
Accession No.
1999-00794
Collection of
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.
