Title: Jar with Mythical Qilin
Object type: Jar
Date: mid-17th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Shunzhi period (1644–61)
Medium: Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. (Inc. lid) 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Diam. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); Diam. of rim 5 in. (12.7 cm); Diam. of foot 5 1/4 in. (113.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1919
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Mythical Creatures, term: Trees