Five-spouted funerary jar for grain, with cover

Funerary jar with five blind spouts and a five-tiered body, topped by a lid with a recumbent dog as a finial. The body is decorated with incised floral and petal designs. The glaze is thin and irregular as it approached the foot of the vessel.

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Historical period(s)
Northern Song Dynasty, 960-1127
Medium
Stoneware, celadon-glazed
Style
Longquan ware
Dimensions
H x Diam (assembled): 25.6 Ɨ 14.4 cm (10 1/16 Ɨ 5 11/16 in)
Geography
China, Zhejiang province, Longquan kilns
Credit Line
Gift of Lois S. Raphling in memory of Dr. David L. Raphling
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F2016.1a-d
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Jar

Keywords
China, dog, funerary, grain, jar, Longquan ware, Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127), stoneware
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Funerary jar with five blind spouts and a five-tiered body, topped by a lid with a recumbent dog as a finial. The body is decorated with incised floral and petal designs. The glaze is thin and irregular as it approached the foot of the vessel.

Published References
  • New Light on Chinese Yue and Longquan Wares: Archaeological Ceramics Found in Eastern and Southern Asia, A.D. 800-1400., 1994. pp. 52-53.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Whistler's Neighborhood
Google Cultural Institute
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