Accession Number
2002/2.21

Title
Blue-and-white storage jar

Artist(s)
Kiln Unknown, Vietnam

Object Creation Date
13th century - 15th century

Medium & Support
stoneware with blue underglaze painting

Dimensions
2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (6.2 x 6.3 x 6.3 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of the William T. and Dora G. Hunter Collection

Subject matter
A small jar.

Physical Description
A small, flat-bottomed stoneware jar, with nearly straight sides flaring out to shoulders only slightly broader than the base, and narrowing to a short neck with an everted rim. The decoration consists of broad horizontal bands of cobalt blue pigment at the base, on the shoulder, and at the neck. The overall glaze, normally a whitish color, is a light brown here, possibly because of less than ideal conditions in the kiln.

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
jar

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
jar
miniature (size attribute)