Maker: Once Known Maker
Culture: Chinese; Ming Dynasty
Date Made: 1368-1644
Material: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 7/8 in. (14.92 cm)
Collection: Smith College Museum of Art SC 1978.30.69
Extra Information:
- This jar contains the image of a man fishing, having human figures on porcelain comes from the literati painting traditions
- Literati painting is a traditional art form that expressed personal spiritual beliefs instead of having the art be a demonstration of skill1
- The man fishing does not literally represent a man fishing, he instead symbolizes a harmonious life when surrounded by nature instead of human society2
- “Literati | Confucianism, Poetry & Calligraphy | Britannica.” n.d. https://www.britannica.com/topic/literati. ↩︎
- Feiran, Wang, Asyaari Muhamad, and Yasmin Amirah. 2025. “Study on the Decorative Patterns and Motifs of Blue and White Porcelain Unearthed in Malacca City.” Internation Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science 9 (8): 3262–83. https://doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS. ↩︎