Covered Jar (lid)

The top of a small porcelain jar lid, showing a central knob surrounded by lotus-like petals and scrolling vine motifs. Blue underglaze outlines a rim band, while red, green and yellow overglaze enamels fill the leaves and scrolls on the white ground.

Look closer: A small blue sprig and a red cross-shaped motif sit near the lower part of the lid, easy to overlook beside the larger scrolls.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1573–1620

Medium

porcelain with blue underglaze decoration and overglaze enamels in red, green, and yellow

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3214 × 2786 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund