Jar
Chinese
Description
Subject Matter:
A white-glazed stoneware storage jar from the Changsha kilns of the Tang dynasty (618-906).
The tongguan kiln, also known as the Changsha kiln in Hunan of the Tang dynasty, was known for the production of over 200 different forms made for export to Central Asia and the Near East. They were mostly utilitarian wares glazed in white, caramel and brown colored glazes with iron-oxide underglaze brushwork, as well as applique molded decorations.
Physical Description:
A small stoneware globular jar on a wide footring and short straight neck, covered in a white glaze that stops high above the foot ring, with dark iron-oxide dots on the shoulder.
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