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Ewer with peacock and peonies

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Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gold (Jingdezhen ware), Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Jiajing period (1522–1566), China
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of R. Albuquerque 2016
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Title: Ewer with peacock and peonies
Description:
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gold (Jingdezhen ware), Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Jiajing period (1522–1566), China.

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