Object Details
Description
Large jar (pou) with wide belly and small mouth.
Clay: stoneware, dark gray, hard, fired uniformly reddish brown on surface; of the type called proto-porcelain.
Glaze: thin, transparent olive green, on upper surfaces only.
Decoration: three horizontal bands in relief with incised designs in clay in two top sections; two animal mask handles on shoulder.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Clay and Metal: Ancient Chinese Ceramics and Metal (February 25, 1997 to August 9, 2011)
Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)
Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)
Chinese Ceramics (May 9, 1980 to March 6, 1981)
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)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 13 (November 10, 1955 to March 1, 1957)
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Date
1st-2nd century
Period
Eastern Han dynasty
Accession Number
F1952.10
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Stoneware with applied and accidental glazes
Dimensions
H x W: 32.9 x 38.2 cm (12 15/16 x 15 1/16 in)
Origin
Zhejiang Province, China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
Eastern Han dynasty (25 - 220)
China
stoneware
Chinese Art
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Record ID
fsg_F1952.10