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This stoneware hemispherical form with a direct rim has an interior covered with a creamy white glaze, and an exterior covered with a dark brown glaze.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Jar Cover
800 – 999
Given in memory of James Marshall Plumer by John Maxon, Architecture and Design '41
1961/2.1

Syrian
Covered vase
1100 – 1299
Transfer from the College of Architecture and Design
1972/2.132A&B
A buff stoneware globular jar, with a tapered base and wide, high shoulders, tapering to a wide, short neck with an everted rim. The work is covered in a mottled cobalt blue glaze. 
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Jar
600 – 649
Gift of Mrs. Caroline I. Plumer for the James Marshall Plumer Collection
1962/1.100
This unglazed, earthenware globular jar has a flat base, wide neck, and two lug handles applied to shoulder with a combed pattern around body.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Jar
1046 BCE – 771 BCE
Gift of Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene for The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene Memorial Collection
1971/2.66

Syrian
Lobed jar with lid
14th century
Transfer from the College of Architecture and Design
1972/2.129A
Stoneware jar with flaring foot and high rounded shoulders on a tapered body. It has an everted, flared foot, and short narrow neck covered with a flat lid with conical knob. The top three-quarters of the jar is covered in an amber-colored glaze. 
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Covered Jar
907 – 1125
Gift of Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene for The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene Memorial Collection
1971/2.71A&B
Buff stoneware jar rising up from a tall foot ring in an elongated globular body with lobes tapering towards the mouth. The jar has incised decoration and five tubes evenly spaced and protruding upwards from the shoulder. The mouth is covered with a high domed lid incised, and topped with a lotus bud finial. The jar is covered in an olive green celadon glaze.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Covered Five-tube Jar
10th century
Gift of Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene for The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene Memorial Collection
1971/2.74A
A curvy jar with a long neck and a lid.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Yixing ware covered jar
19th century
Gift of Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene for The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene Memorial Collection
1971/2.77A&B
This is a small, globular stoneware jar with a slightly tapered base and a narrow, tapering, short neck. A raised, wavy line decoration encircles the shoulder. The jar is covered in a pale, mottled, blue-green glaze. 
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Jar
18th century
Transfer from the College of Architecture and Design
1972/2.62
A medium size, well potted jar with round shoulder and shorter neck. Inside is not totally glazed. On the body, pine, bamboo, and plum trees are finely painted with blue underglaze. Then a translucent glaze is applied, which turns into milky, white color. It has three floral decorations on the shoulder; the decoration is originated in functional elements of “ears” to which ropes were tied for transportation. The neck has a band of double lines and spray design of peony flowers and leaves. The rim of the neck is unglazed. The foot is unglazed; eye is glazed. Some imperfections of glaze are seen toward the bottom. Glaze is scraped off on one part. Many speckles on the surface.
Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Blue-and-white jar with floral and leaf design
1615 – 1643
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1964/1.99
Miniature rounded jar with cover, decorated with blue figures of boy acrobats.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Jar
1825 – 1912
Gift of Mr. Robert W. Coggan
1980/2.159
A brown stoneware, tall jar with a bulbous body and a tall flaring neck with direct everted rim, on a flat base. It has appliqué bands around the body and rim alternating with incised scroll work, combed wavy lines incised around neck and rim, and two lug handles with appliqué coil finials on opposing shoulders. The upper half is covered in a green ash glaze.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Jar
100 BCE – 100 CE
Gift of Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene for The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene Memorial Collection
1971/2.68
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