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Multi-colored flowers on a white ground, rings circumvent the jarlet at the top and bottom, globular shape, the neck is very short and the mouth very narrow in diameter.
Jarlet
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Jarlet

Artist Chinese Artist
DateQing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century
Place of originChina, Asia
MediumPorcelaneous stoneware
Dimensions3 x 3 1/2 in. (7.6 x 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of William Louis and Flory Stern
Object number1996.35
Collections
Visual DescriptionMulti-colored flowers on a white ground, rings circumvent the jarlet at the top and bottom, globular shape, the neck is very short and the mouth very narrow in diameter.
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