Jar with Dragons Pursuing Flaming Jewels
A squat, rounded porcelain jar painted in underglaze red and green enamel. Two dragons with clawed feet and flowing bodies chase flaming jewels between stylized clouds and rockwork, bordered by bands of scrolls and triangular leaf motifs above and below.
Look closer: A small flaming jewel is tucked among the clouds near the dragon's head at the left edge.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1522–66
- Medium
- procelain with wucai (five color) overglaze enamel decoration
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 3038 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1566).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin