Jar
Former TitleChu Lu-hsien Pot
CultureChinese
DateSong dynasty (960-1279)
MediumBuff-grey stoneware with cream-colored slip and transparent, white glaze
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 × 5 7/8 inches (13.34 × 14.92 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number31-135/17
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DescriptionSquat vase, melon-shaped. Clear glaze over thick white slip. Brown wavy lines from burial. Lobed, globular body, short neck, flaring lip. Glaze crackled and stained reddish-brown from inundation, stopping unevenly above the base; interior unglazed except for the neck.
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