Long-necked jar with dished mouth
VesselsChinese6th-7th century

Long-necked jar with dished mouth

6th – early 7th century

Description

Tall, long-necked jar with dish-shaped mouth, slender cylindrical neck, ovoid body, and sides tapering inward to a flat circular base; with two raised bands encircling the neck and lightly incised lines encircling the shoulders; pinkish buff earthenware with pale green lead-fluxed glaze over incised and molded decoration; glaze covers entire vessel, including the base. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably northern China. One of a pair with 2006.170.260.

Classification
Vessels
Technique
Lead glaze
Medium
Earthenware with lead fluxed glaze
Culture
Chinese
Period
Northern Qi (550-577) to Sui (581-618) dynasty
Century
6th-7th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 41.4 x Diam. 23 cm (16 5/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, October 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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