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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2000.234
Title
Globular Jar with Geometric Décor
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
10th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Shaanxi province, Tongchuan
Period
Five Dynasties period, 907-960
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176964

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Yaozhou ware: medium gray stoneware coated all over with white slip, the decoration carved through the slip to reveal the underlying darker body, the exterior of the jar further covered with celadon glaze, the interior left unglazed; Made at Yaozhou kilns, near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province
Dimensions
H. 10.8 x Diam. 16 cm (4 1/4 x 6 5/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
2000
Object Number
2000.234
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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