Longquan kilns
Dragon Jar
1100-1199
Physical Qualities
Stoneware with celadon glaze, 7 1/2 × 5 1/4 in. (19.1 × 13.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Julius Levy Memorial Fund
Object Number
1939.249
A sinuous dragon endlessly chases a pearl around the neck of the jar, its mouth open and claws extended. Applied elements like horns and flames, and carved details like scales covering the dragon's length, combine to create a sense of powerful vigor.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1939; Parke-Bernet Galleries, Whitridge Collection, Sale #142, Nov. 16-18, 1939; William H. Whitridge, Baltimore
'The Whitridge Collection of Chinese Pottery and Porcelain,' The Baltimore Museum of Art, 6/1-10/15/1930.
'Chinese Ceramics,' Walters Art Gallery, 4/30-9/15/1956.
'Chinese Ceramics,' Walters Art Gallery, 4/30-9/15/1956.
'The Whitridge Collection of Chinese Pottery and Porcelain,' Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art,1930, no. 434, ill.
Whitridge Collection, NY: Parke-Bernet, 1939, no. 501, ill.
