{"id":51,"date":"2026-04-12T18:33:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/?p=51"},"modified":"2026-05-03T20:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:11:53","slug":"delft-ware-beaker-copy-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/?p=51","title":{"rendered":"Ginger Jar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"52\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/SC-1978.30.69-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/SC-1978.30.69-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/SC-1978.30.69-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/SC-1978.30.69-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/SC-1978.30.69-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/SC-1978.30.69.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px;width:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-fd0eeb70\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5621715d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Maker: <\/strong>Once Known Maker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Culture: <\/strong>Chinese; Ming Dynasty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Date Made:<\/strong> 1368-1644<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Material: <\/strong>Ceramic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Measurements: <\/strong>5 7\/8 in. (14.92 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Collection: <\/strong>Smith College Museum of Art <em>SC 1978.30.69<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Extra Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This jar contains the image of a man fishing, having human figures on porcelain comes from the literati painting traditions\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Literati painting is a traditional art form that expressed personal spiritual beliefs instead of having the art be a demonstration of skill<sup data-fn=\"77fca9c0-c870-45f5-b3e8-783b705732c3\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#77fca9c0-c870-45f5-b3e8-783b705732c3\" id=\"77fca9c0-c870-45f5-b3e8-783b705732c3-link\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The man fishing does not literally represent a man fishing, he instead symbolizes a harmonious life when surrounded by nature instead of human society<sup data-fn=\"1859ba5d-feeb-44b4-9adf-e96853c84672\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#1859ba5d-feeb-44b4-9adf-e96853c84672\" id=\"1859ba5d-feeb-44b4-9adf-e96853c84672-link\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"77fca9c0-c870-45f5-b3e8-783b705732c3\">\u201cLiterati | Confucianism, Poetry &amp; Calligraphy | Britannica.\u201d n.d. https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/literati. <a href=\"#77fca9c0-c870-45f5-b3e8-783b705732c3-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"1859ba5d-feeb-44b4-9adf-e96853c84672\">Feiran, Wang, Asyaari Muhamad, and Yasmin Amirah. 2025. \u201cStudy on the Decorative Patterns and Motifs of Blue and White Porcelain Unearthed in Malacca City.\u201d Internation Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science 9 (8): 3262\u201383. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.47772\/IJRISS. <a href=\"#1859ba5d-feeb-44b4-9adf-e96853c84672-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 2\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maker: Once Known Maker Culture: Chinese; Ming Dynasty Date Made: 1368-1644 Material: Ceramic Measurements: 5 7\/8 in. 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