Description

Square Canister with long neck, Freer Gallery of Art

A square canister, lit from the left, so that the side vsible at right is in shadow. The Thompson catalogue described the subject as one of three similar canisters:

'Three Square Canisters, with long necks. On each side two female figures (Lange Lysen) holding plants; between the figures a growing shrub; below, a rock; above, a terrace with trees; round the neck a band of ornament; cover similarly ornamented. Mark, Jade in a funk panel. Height, 13 inches.' 1