20th Century Chinese Stoneware Dragon Jar with Incised Dragon Design
A Chinese stoneware dragon jar, 20th century, the large glazed stoneware jar or pot planter, decorated around, the body with an incised dragon above waves in two-tone ochre and brown glaze, turquoise glazed to, the interior and everted flat rim, with patination. Height 16.93 in., diameter 17.32 in.
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- Patination / Patina - In broad terms, patination refers to the exterior surface appearance of the timber, the effect of fading caused by exposure to sunlight and air over the course of a century or more, changing the piece to a soft, mellow colour.
As patina is very difficult to replicate, it is one of the most important guides to determining the age of furniture.
Patina is also the term applied to the bloom or film found on old bronzes due to oxidisation. - Everted - An everted rim is an outwardly turning or flaring outwards rim, as seen the rims on jugs, vases, bowls and dishes.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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Chinese ceramics, item type
- jardinieres/planters 193
- pot pourri and jars 1,357
