Accession Number
1993/1.95

Title
Jar

Artist(s)
Chinese

Artist Nationality
Chinese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
100 BCE- 100 CE

Medium & Support
stoneware with ash glaze

Dimensions
10 1/4 in x 10 13/16 in x 10 13/16 in (26 cm x 27.5 cm x 27.5 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Domino's Pizza, Inc.

Subject matter
This brown stoneware guan (罐, storage jar) imitates the shape and green color of bronze forms. The two lug handles were probably used to tie down and secure a lid. These types of jars were made in abundance as funerary storage vessels to supply for the afterlife and have been found in the tombs of both middle and elite classes of Han citizens. 

Physical Description
This brown stoneware jar on a flat base has a bulbous body and narrow mouth with wide flattened rim. Appliqué bowstring bands wind around the body, and two animal mask lug handles are on opposing shoulders. The upper half is covered in a gray-green ash glaze.

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
jar

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
ash glaze
ceramic (material)
grave goods
jar
jars
stoneware (pottery)