Title: Jar with mythical creatures
Object type: Jar
Date: 16th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); H. with cover: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Diam. of rim: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Diam. of foot: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1917
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Mythical Creatures