Tankard with the figure of a scholar

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 53.725.1
Type: vessel; pottery
Date of production:
Second quarter of 17th century, cca. 1635-1644
Ming dynasty
Place of production:
Materials: porcelain
Techniques: underglaze blue
Dimensions: height: 19 cm
width: 14.7 cm
This is a cylindric-bodied tankard with a slightly widening bottom. A typical type of porcelains produced for export, its shape resembling that of Netherlander metal vessels (Dutch snelletje). Above the baserim, there is a row of stylised leaves.