Jar
1050-1150 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Jar with curved sides contracting at the mouth below which is a shallow groove; flat base. Stoneware with deep coffee-brown glaze outside breaking into black on the shoulder and for the most part mat on the surface. Inside is a thick white glaze.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, glazed |
| Brief description | Jar, glazed stoneware; China (Hebei province), Northern Song dynasty |
| Physical description | Jar with curved sides contracting at the mouth below which is a shallow groove; flat base. Stoneware with deep coffee-brown glaze outside breaking into black on the shoulder and for the most part mat on the surface. Inside is a thick white glaze. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, 1935-6, London : Royal Academy of Arts, 1935
1151 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.811-1936 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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