Jug with dancers

Unknown (Chinese)


Item type:
vessel
Date of creation:
early 7th century
Height:
45.0 cm  (17 11/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
porcelainized grès with pigments
Place of creation:
Zhongguo [China] (中国 )
School:
Sui Dynasty

    Item location

  • Museo d'Arte Orientale (Torino)
    Meidaozhai Collection[Museum inv. no.: K 16]

Description

The jug, culminating in a phoenix-shaped lid, is decorated with pearls, rings in relief, leaves, petals of flowers and six medallions with figures of dancers.

Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. "The “Meidaozhai” Chinese art collection of the Giovanni Agnelli Foundation Turin", Music in Art 30/1-2 (2005) 239-243. RILM 2005-7128.

RIdIM record id

3088