Wine jar
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ceramic.
Measurements
408 mm (Height); 375 mm (Diameter)
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2 Willow Road, London
NT 112356
Summary
Black spherical ceramic wine jar impressed with the Chinese character for "six" inside a roundel on one side and a rectangular stamp of Chinese characters on the opposing side, containing a dried leaf and seed pod arrangement.
Provenance
Owned by Ernö Goldfinger and Ursula Ruth Blackwell, also known as Mrs Ernö Goldfinger. Purchased by the National Trust in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
Near rim of jar.: Roundel with Chinese character for "six" on one side and rectangular stamp of Chinese characters on opposite side.