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Dried Fruit Jar (”guan”)

From book "My First Ninety Years"
China, late Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
ceramic enamelled with blue faience glaze
h. 15 cm
diameter of base: 9,3 cm
diameter of neck: 9,5 cm
MGZ 4756

The longitudinal convex lobes symbolise the lotus flower, and the relief ornament indicates the motif of the flame, which surrounds the motif of the precious stone, a kind of decoration that comes only in Buddhism.

Literature: Šterk, Slavko. Tilla Durieux and Her Art Collection in Zagreb. Zagreb: Zagreb City Museum, 1986, p. 51