The name of these wares comes from the limpid colors of their translucent glazes: Qingbai, meaning "blue-white," and Yingqing, "shadow-blue." Qingbai wares were manufactured at several sites in Jiangxi Province, often for export, over a long period of time. Lotus, peony, iris, and mallow sprays are carved against a background of combed patterns on the body of this jar, whose bulbous shape is unusual for Qingbai wares.