Title: Jar with Mythical Qilin amidst Tree Peonies
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. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); Diam. 10 in. (25.4 cm); Diam. of rim 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Diam. of base 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Bequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Peonies, term: Leaves