Jar
9th-8th century BCE
Description
Jar with articulated lip, straight sides, and flat base; light gray stoneware with thin olive-green ash glaze over incised and applique decoration. From Jiangsu or Zhejiang province.
Dimensions
H. 22.2 x Diam. 19.2 cm (8 3/4 x 7 9/16 in.)
Provenance
[Uragami Sokyu-do Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 2004] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2004-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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