Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware Jar, with Tiered Cover

Provenance

Commander Theodor Peder Amundsen Ring (1866‒1932), Christiania (present-day Oslo), by 1922; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, June 1923. Learn more about the history of the Ring acquisition here.

Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware Jar, with Tiered Cover

19th century

Accession Number

9026

Medium

Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels

Dimensions

Bowl with Lid: 17 × 11.1 cm (6 3/4 × 4 3/8 in.); Bowl: 10.1 × 11.1 cm (4 × 4 3/8 in.); Lid: 6.9 × 11.1 cm (2 3/4 × 4 3/8 in.)

Classification

porcelain

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

A. A. Sprague Fund