Mortar

Object Details

• Description

  Hemispherical bowl with flaring foot and thickened, turned-over rim. Stoneware with straw-colored glaze.

  Clay: whitish buff stoneware.

  Glaze: transparent, slightly creamy stopping unevenly short of base; unglazed inside.

  Decoration: none.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)

  Chinese Calligraphy and Ceramics (April 18, 1977 to April 8, 1978)

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

• Origin

  Henan or Hebei province, China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  600s

• Place

  China, Henan, Hebei province

• Topic

  Sui dynasty (581 - 618), Art, Stoneware, Chinese Art, Tang dynasty (618 - 907), Ceramics

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)