Large jar with gentlemen

The bold brushwork and simple subject matter that characterized Yuan cizhou jars is modified here. A new design concept combined human figures, animals, and landscape elements densely on one piece in red, green, and brown. The interior was glazed entirely in brown. The sacred world is depicted in four panels on the exterior: a scholar reading a book accompanied by his boy-servant who holds a qin, two deer in a garden landscape, a gentleman fishing in a pond, and a pair of lions. The areas between the panels are filled with circular wavy patterns, and floral scrolls are used as borders which circle the jar above and below the illustrations. This piece shows the influence of Hebei cizhou craftsmanship.