Title: Tureen in the shape of a mellon with a squirrel
Object type: Tureen
Date: 19th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Medium: Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: Overall (tureen with cover): L. 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm); H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); D. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Overall (oval stand): L. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm); W. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Bequest of Flora E. Whiting, 1971
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Squirrels