VesselsChinese8th-9th century

Broad-Shouldered Ovoid Jar with Short Neck and Lightly Flaring Lip

8th-9th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

White ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-white glaze (the glaze possibly over white slip)

Culture

Chinese

Period

Tang dynasty, 618-907

Century

8th-9th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 20.6 x Diam. 20.4 cm (8 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.)

Provenance

William B. Goldstein, M.D. purchased from The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York

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