VesselsChinese12th-13th century

Small, Wide-Mouthed Jar with Tortoiseshell Glaze

12th-13th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Jizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown and transparent amber glazes. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Song dynasty, Southern Song period, 1127-1279

Century

12th-13th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 11.4 x Diam. 13 cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)

Provenance

J.J. Lally & Co., New York

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