Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware, Covered Jar

Provenance

Commander Theodor Peder Amundsen Ring (1866‒1932), Christiania (present-day Oslo), by 1922; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, June 1923. Learn more about the history of the Ring acquisition here.

Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware, Covered Jar

19th century

Accession Number

96255

Medium

Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels

Dimensions

Bowl with Lid: 22 × 19.5 cm (8 5/8 × 7 11/16 in.); Bowl: 14.6 × 19.5 cm (5 3/4 × 7 11/16 in.); Lid: 7.4 × 19.5 cm (2 7/8 × 7 11/16 in.)

Classification

porcelain

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

A. A. Sprague Fund