Title: Covered Jar
Object type: Covered jar
Date: first half of the 17th century
Culture: China
Period: late Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels
Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Diam. of base: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Purchase by subscription, 1879
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Human Figures