jar; cover

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Object Type: jar; cover
Museum number: 1973,0726.253
Description: Jar and cover. Flower spray. Made of white, brown slipped, painted and Cizhou glazed stoneware. Both jar and cover have a matching raised knob to make the perfect fit of cover and jar.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1115-1234
Production place: Made in: Hebei (province) (Cixian)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: China
Materials
Ware
Technique: slipped; painted; glazed
Dimensions: Diameter: 13.30 centimetres; Height: 14 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Mino 1981 / Freedom of Clay and Brush through Seven Centuries in Northern China: Tz'u-chou Type Wares, 960-1600 A.D. (p.158, fig. 178A); Ayers 1964 / The Seligman Collection of Oriental Art: Volume II (p.65; D113; pl. XL)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1973
Acquisition notes: The Seligman Collection of Oriental Art
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1973,0726.253

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