Accession Number
1993/1.98

Title
Jar

Artist(s)
Chinese

Artist Nationality
Chinese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
220-589

Medium & Support
stoneware with glaze

Dimensions
17 1/2 in x 14 7/8 in x 14 7/8 in (44.4 cm x 37.8 cm x 37.8 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Domino's Pizza, Inc.

Subject matter
This is a stoneware celadon jar of the Six Dynasties (220-589). High-fired glazed ceramics, especially celadons, developed rapidly during this time period and included a large variety of household, everyday wares. Jars such as this were made primarily for grain storage, and were placed in tombs to provide for the afterlife as well. 

Physical Description
This large storage jar with wide globular shoulders tapers to a narrow base and narrow neck with rim articulation. Four strap lug handles connect the rim to the shoulder. The upper two thirds is covered in a celadon glaze.

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
jar

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
celadon (glaze)
ceramics (object genre)
funerary art
jars
stoneware (pottery)