Lidded Jar
700-800 (made)
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| Place of origin |
In the Tang dynasty (618-907) daily utensils were usually made of stoneware and goods for burial were made of earthenware. This jar was probably a funerary piece, as lead-glazed vessels could poison the user. The decoration of small rosettes was achieved with the resist method. A resist substance such as wax would allow coloured glazes to adhere to selected parts of the surface of the jar, thus forming the desired pattern.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with lead glaze |
| Brief description | Cer, China, TANG, LEAD GLAZED; Early China flowerheads on white; Cer, China, TANG, LEAD GLAZED; Early China |
| Physical description | sancai flowerheads on white ground |
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| Gallery label | Jar
China, Tang dynasty, 700-800, with wax-resist decoration
Museum nos. C.825&A-1936, purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee(2009) |
| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
| Summary | In the Tang dynasty (618-907) daily utensils were usually made of stoneware and goods for burial were made of earthenware. This jar was probably a funerary piece, as lead-glazed vessels could poison the user. The decoration of small rosettes was achieved with the resist method. A resist substance such as wax would allow coloured glazes to adhere to selected parts of the surface of the jar, thus forming the desired pattern. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.825A-1936 |
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| Record created | June 21, 2007 |
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