Jar with dished mouth
3rd-early 4th century
Description
Jar with broad, rounded shoulders and sides tapering inward dramatically to a proportionally small, flat base; waisted cylindrical neck crowned with a circular, dish-shaped mouth; a decorative band of impressed, crosshatched decor encircles the vessel between shoulders and neck; two small, molded simulated animal-mask ring-handles appear on top of the decorative band; two flat lug handles with rope-like striations straddle the decorative band. Light gray stoneware with olive-green glaze over stamped and molded applique decoration; glaze stops well above foot; base unglazed; spur marks indicate vessel was elevated in kiln when fired. From the Yue kilns in the Shaoxing area, northeastern Zhejiang province.
Dimensions
H. 22.4 x Diam. 22.4 cm (8 13/16 x 8 13/16 in.)
Provenance
[Christian Boehm, London, November 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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