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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Jar

1st century-3rd century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wine jar of bronze form with depressed globular body, high straight foot with flat base, and tall cylindrical neck; two tiger-mask handles with fixed rings, and bands of wheel-made ribbing. Red earthenware with dark brown glaze. Drops of glaze and three spur-marks on the mouth and remains of oblong kiln-rests on the base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, glazed
Brief description
Wine jar, earthenware with brown lead glaze, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-3rd century AD
Physical description
Wine jar of bronze form with depressed globular body, high straight foot with flat base, and tall cylindrical neck; two tiger-mask handles with fixed rings, and bands of wheel-made ribbing. Red earthenware with dark brown glaze. Drops of glaze and three spur-marks on the mouth and remains of oblong kiln-rests on the base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.5cm
Styles
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee
Production
Label
Collection
Accession number
C.919-1935

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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