Wide-mouthed storage jar with bands of incised decor and ring handles / Artist Unknown, China
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- Accession Number
- 1993/1.93
- Title
- Wide-mouthed storage jar with bands of incised decor and ring handles
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Medium and Support
- Stoneware with carved and stamped decoration under olive green glaze
- Object Creation Date
- 6th century BCE - 4th century BCE
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Zhejiang (province)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Zhejiang (province)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Domino's Pizza, Inc.
- Dimensions
- 20 cm x 28.5 cm x 28.5 cm (7 7/8 in. x 11 1/4 in. x 11 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 6th-4th century BCE
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- jar
- Physical Description
- Wide-mouthed stoneware jar with bands of incised rib-pattern decoration and two ring handles and light coating of olive glaze.
- Subject Matter
- The bronze prototype for this stately jar is probably a form known as lei, which was popular throughout the Zhou dynasty. The handles that simulate metal rings, the smooth taut form of the jar, and the wide bands of incised rib patterns all contribute to the appearance of hard and concise metalwork. The vessel was once covered with a light coating of olive glaze indicating that it is high-fire stoneware, fired to temperatures of 1100 degrees Celsius or higher.
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
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- pottery (object genre)
- vessels
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1251 x 903
- File Size
- 115 KB
- Record
- 1993/1.93
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