Chinese Blue and White Scholars' Garden Baluster Jar

Description

This contemporary lidded baluster jar continues the centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain ware. Painted with cobalt pigments for a … more This contemporary lidded baluster jar continues the centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain ware. Painted with cobalt pigments for a brilliant blue finish, the jar is densely patterned with trailing vine scrollwork and peony blossoms, symbols of springtime and beauty. The sides are painted with garden scenes of mythical phoenixes amid tree peonies, a regal motif in Chinese art that furthers the jar’s blessings of beauty, prosperity, and harmonious marriage less