Jun ware vase

Object Details

• Description

  Vase with pear-shaped body and tall slender slightly flaring neck, flaring foot.

  Body: reddish buff stoneware, fired hard.

  Glaze: thick opaque, shades of bluish gray with dark flecks; scattered greenish gray patches with red flecks. Glaze ends unevenly at foot.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)

  Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 13 (November 10, 1955 to March 1, 1957)

• Origin

  Henan province, China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1100s

• Place

  China, Henan province

• Topic

  Jin dynasty (1115 - 1234), Art, Jun ware, Stoneware, Chinese Art, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368), Ceramics, Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)