Jar
1300-1368 (made)
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Porcelain jar covered with a celadon glaze. Depressed globular form with contracted short neck and small mouth. Decorated with a design in slip under the glaze, of a dragon on the shoulder, and at the foot a band of scale pattern or wave ornament. Copper ring added to rim.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with moulded decoration under celadon glaze |
| Brief description | Longquan ware. Jar, porcelain with moulded decoration under celadon glaze, China (Zhejiang), Yuan dynasty |
| Physical description | Porcelain jar covered with a celadon glaze. Depressed globular form with contracted short neck and small mouth. Decorated with a design in slip under the glaze, of a dragon on the shoulder, and at the foot a band of scale pattern or wave ornament. Copper ring added to rim. |
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| Accession number | C.259-1927 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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