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Jar with Design of Pomegranates and Birds
(Japan and Korea )
In the 18th and 19th centuries, blue-and-white porcelain became common. Before then, blue-and-white porcelain was almost entirely restricted to palace use. The cobalt necessary to produce the blue was hard to obtain and expensive.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Cassilly [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1993 | Like the Taste of Good Rice: Art from Korea. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Korea (Place of Origin)
Measurements
6 5/16 x 5 11/16 in. (16 x 14.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Cassilly, 1990
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.2606