Dragons above Mountains and Seas Jar
Dragons above Mountains and Seas Jar
Dragons above Mountains and Seas Jar
Dragons above Mountains and Seas Jar

Currently not on view

Dragons above Mountains and Seas Jar,

late 18th–early 19th centuries

Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
2008-1067

Information

Title
Dragons above Mountains and Seas Jar
Dates

late 18th–early 19th centuries

Medium
Cloisonné on metal
Dimensions
h. 29.3 cm., diam. 23.3 cm. (11 9/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Stanley Yeager
Object Number
2008-1067
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
vases, cloisonné
Materials
metal
Techniques
cloisonné
Subject
clouds, cloud bands, geometric patterns, dragons

–1970s Weisbrod Gallery (New York, NY), sold to Dr. Stanley Yeager (Montville, NJ), 1970s.

1970s–2008 Dr. Stanley Yeager (Montville, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2008.

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