VesselsChinese

Wide-mouthed jar

Shilingxia type, date uncertain

Description

Compressed ovoid vessel with everted rim, sloping shoulders, lower body tapering inward to a flat base, and two loop handles angled downward, positioned bilaterally at the midsection; buff earthenware lightly burnished and decorated with abstract designs painted in dark brown slip before firing; painted designs on upper half of body and rim include cruciform motifs within medallions surrounded by curvilinear triangles, arcs, and lines. Decoration reminiscent of painted pottery from Shilingxia.

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Earthenware with slip-painted decoration

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 20.6 x Diam. 27.5 cm (8 1/8 x 10 13/16 in.)

Provenance

[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2002] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2002-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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