Jar
25-220 (made)
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Chinese potters first used sprigging around 600–400 BC. The technique was revived for details on green-glazed pots imitating bronzes such as this jar.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware with relief moulded decoration |
| Brief description | Jar, green lead-glazed earthenware with relief decoration of taotie masks |
| Physical description | Earthenware jar with bulbous body, high splayed foot and long wide neck with slightly spreading mouth. Decorated on either side of the body with relief moulding of a taotie mask with adherent ring, bordered by triple ridges. The jar is covered with copper green lead glaze, which is decomposed by burial. The base is glazed left with three kiln support marks, same stacking marks on the mouth, showing that it was fired in an inverted position with another on top. |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Terms of Salting Bequest: "...to be kept at the said museum, and not distributed over the various sections, but kept together according to the various specialities of my exhibits". |
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| Summary | Chinese potters first used sprigging around 600–400 BC. The technique was revived for details on green-glazed pots imitating bronzes such as this jar. |
| Other number | Loan no. 2531 |
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| Accession number | C.301-1910 |
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| Record created | December 12, 2008 |
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