Baluster Jar and Cover

A baluster jar with a domed cover, its body covered in green, yellow and aubergine enamel. Swirling cloud scrolls form the ground, with green lotus-like blossoms and foliage in relief, and a yellow vessel motif at the center.

Look closer: A small yellow vessel motif sits in the middle of the body, partly hidden among the scrolls.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1600–1650

Medium

Porcelain with wucai (five-color) enamels

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

2705 × 3400 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift