| Cultural Property |
Important Cultural Property |
| Date1 |
Ming dynasty |
| Date2 |
15th century |
| Kiln |
Jingdezhen ware |
| Height (cm) |
44.5 |
| Maximum Diameter (cm) |
39.4 |
| Weight (g) |
14,540 |
| Collection |
The ATAKA Collection |
| Credit Line |
The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (gift of SUMITOMO Group, the ATAKA Collection), photograph by 〓（Please credit the name of the photographer which is indicated at the bottom left of each image） |
| Accession No. |
00561 |
| Description |
Fahua is a decorative technique in which lead glazes of various colors fill in the motifs that are bordered by raised outlines. It falls under the lineage of the sancai (three-color) technique. There are several opinions on its origin: some say it can be traced back to the sancai tiles and others to the cloisonné enamel decoration on bronze vessels, but the truth remains to be a mystery. Fahua decoration is found on both stoneware and porcelain examples. The latter examples tend to be large in size, and there are views that the form of the work or the style of the decoration share some common elements with the Jingdezhen blue-and-white or wucai (overglaze polychrome enameled) porcelain. This jar is a masterwork representing a superb porcelain-bodied fahua ware in terms of the form, decoration and color of the glaze. A pair of birds perching on a flowering branch are depicted on two sides of the jar and the spaces are filled with motifs including plum and camellia flowers, waves, and ruyi patterns. The glossy dark-blue background and the white color of the motifs display a remarkably beautiful contrast, while the partially added yellow effectively gives a pleasant accent to the overall atmosphere. The interior of the body and foot ring are roughly covered with a green glaze. |
| URL for TIFF images* |
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiGiuwfOF8uugjXW9zLcgH0TImDa?e=sSt31u |
