Five-spouted funerary jar for grain, with cover
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Period
960-1127 -
Geography
Longquan kilns, Zhejiang province, China -
Material
Stoneware, celadon-glazed -
Dimension
H x Diam (assembled): 25.6 × 14.4 cm (10 1/16 × 5 11/16 in) -
Accession Number
F2016.1a-d -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F2016.1a-d
Object Details
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Description
Funerary jar with five blind spouts and a five-tiered body, topped by a lid with a recumbent dog as a finial. The body is decorated with incised floral and petal designs. The glaze is thin and irregular as it approached the foot of the vessel. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Origin
Longquan kilns, Zhejiang province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Lois S. Raphling in memory of Dr. David L. Raphling -
Type
Vessel -
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