CHONGZHEN 1628-1644. Transitional Porcelain.

A Transitional Porcelain Blue and White Jar, Late Ming, Chongzhen Period 1628-1644. Decorated with Flowers in a Landscape with a Bird.
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Condition
Very good, cover lacking, some rim fritting and wear.
Size
Height : 18 cm (7 inches)
Provenance
N/A
Stock number
21529
References
For two similar Transitional Porcelain jars recovered from the Hatcher Cargo see : Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum.(Jessica Harrison-Hall.The British Museum Press, 2001. ISBN 0-7141-1488-X.) page 377. For another Transitional blue and white porcelain jar of this type see : Azul E Branco Da China, Porcelana Ao Tempo Dos Descobrimentos (Coleccao Amaral Cabral, Portugal, 1997. ISBN 972-8137-66-4) page 134, plate 49.

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The present Transitional Blue and White Porcelain jar is from a well known group which share many Kraak Ware characteristics. The shoulder decoration, quality of porcelain as well as the finish relate closely to kraak ware of the period, however this does not necessarily mean they were made at the same Jingdezhen kilns as Kraak Ware.