Lidded Jar
960-1127 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Chinese stoneware with an olive green glaze is traditionally called a 'celadon'. Kilns in Longquan, south China, excelled in this type of ceramic. Lidded jars of this kind were made for burial.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, glazed |
| Brief description | 4 spouts; Cer, China, SONG, LONGQUAN ware; Early China Cer, China, SONG, LONGQUAN ware; Early China |
| Physical description | Longquan celadon jar with four spouts |
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| Gallery label | Lidded jar with spouts
Southern China, Longquan kilns, Northern Song dynasty, 960-1127, glazed, with incised decoration
Museum no. Circ.152&A-1930(2009) |
| Summary | Chinese stoneware with an olive green glaze is traditionally called a 'celadon'. Kilns in Longquan, south China, excelled in this type of ceramic. Lidded jars of this kind were made for burial. |
| Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose. Song dynasty ceramics. London:V&A Publications, 2004, plate 91.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.152-1930 |
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| Record created | June 21, 2007 |
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