Vase
1115-1200 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This tall vase is an example of ware produced during the Liao (907-1125) or Jin dynasty (1115-1234) and is characterised by a buff stoneware body covered with a variegated brown and black glaze. This vessel was probably used in graves; similar examples were found in tombs of the Liao dynasty in the outskirts of Beijing.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed stoneware |
| Brief description | Stoneware vase with brown glaze, China, Jin (1115-1234) dynasty |
| Physical description | Stoneware vase with brown glaze |
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| Gallery label | Vase
Jin dynasty
1115-1234
Stoneware with black glaze
North China
From the Eumorfopoulos collection, purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee [Art Fund logo]
Museum no. C.812-1936(2007) |
| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
| Summary | This tall vase is an example of ware produced during the Liao (907-1125) or Jin dynasty (1115-1234) and is characterised by a buff stoneware body covered with a variegated brown and black glaze. This vessel was probably used in graves; similar examples were found in tombs of the Liao dynasty in the outskirts of Beijing. |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, 1935-6, London : Royal Academy of Arts, 1935
1241 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.812-1936 |
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| Record created | February 21, 2004 |
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