Jar
Artist/maker unknown, Chinese
Geography:
Made in Shandong Province, China, Asia
Period:
Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)Date:
12th - 13th centuryMedium:
Glazed stoneware with relief decoration (Northern black ware, Cizhou type)Dimensions:
7 3/16 x 7 7/16 inches (18.2 x 18.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian ArtObject Location:
1923-21-227Credit Line:
Gift of Charles H. Ludington from the George Crofts Collection, 1923
Made in Shandong Province, China, Asia
Period:
Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)Date:
12th - 13th centuryMedium:
Glazed stoneware with relief decoration (Northern black ware, Cizhou type)Dimensions:
7 3/16 x 7 7/16 inches (18.2 x 18.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian ArtObject Location:
* Gallery 235, Asian Art, second floor
Accession Number:1923-21-227Credit Line:
Gift of Charles H. Ludington from the George Crofts Collection, 1923
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Trails of raised white slip were applied to this jar’s stoneware body, then covered in several coatings of dark brown glaze, which fired to a lustrous, glossy finish.
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