Ewer in Shape of Tibetan Monk’s Cap

Unknown Artist

mid-18th century

Ewer in Shape of Tibetan Monk’s Cap by Unknown Artist

Medium

Porcelain painted with copper red under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)

Dimensions

H. with cover: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Diam. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)

Classification

Ceramics

Culture & Period

China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong mark and period (1736–95)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.314

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