VesselsChinese3rd-4th century CE

Ovoid jar

3rd-early 4th century

Description

Large jar with broad, rounded shoulders; side walls tapering inward dramatically to a proportionally small, slightly concave base; very short upright neck with slightly rolled rim; incised horizontal lines encircle the vessel between the neck and shoulders; four small, molded, simulated pushou-mask ring-handles evenly spaced around the vessel, just below the incised lines; light gray stoneware with crazed olive-green glaze over incised and molded applique decoration; fully glazed on the exterior and interior; markings on the base indicate the vessel was raised in the kiln when fired. From the Yue kilns in the Shaoxing area of northeastern Zhejiang province.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Celadon

Medium

Yue ware: stoneware with celadon glaze

Culture

Chinese

Period

Jin dynasty, Western Jin period, 266-317

Century

3rd-4th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 34 x Diam. 41.3 cm (13 3/8 x 16 1/4 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.