COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
ASIA.1979.127
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ASIA.1979.127
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Chinese
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Chinese
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Storage Jar
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Storage Jar
Title
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View:
Full view
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Full view
View
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Creation Date:
Sui period (581-618)
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Sui period (581-618)
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
581
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581
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
618
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618
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Earthenware with applied design under lead glaze
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Earthenware with applied design under lead glaze
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Ceramics
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Ceramics
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
North China
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North China
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 16 5/8 in. (42.2 cm); D. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
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H. 16 5/8 in. (42.2 cm); D. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
Asia Society
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Asia Society
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1979.127
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1979.127
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection
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Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.asiasociety.org"target="_new">http://www.asiasociety.org</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This large storage jar, produced in north China during the Sui dynasty (581-618), was made of earthenware and partially covered with a green-colored lead glaze. The use of lead in glaze, which makes it highly refractive, can be traced back to the 3rd century BCE. The animal masks and floral medallions affixed to the sides were covered by this glaze. The animal masks represent a traditional Chinese motif that can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties (c. 1700-221 BCE). The floral medallions, on the other hand, provide evidence of an interest in Central Asian decoration found in ceramics produced in northeastern China during the 6th century CE; the use of relatively large applied decoration is also attributed to that source. The 6th-century interest in Central Asian decorative motifs was in part the result of the political and economic ties between the different kingdoms in China and the various peoples of Central Asia. Motifs inspired by Central Asian imagery are also found on Buddhist and funerary sculpture dating to this period.
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This large storage jar, produced in north China during the Sui dynasty (581-618), was made of earthenware and partially covered with a green-colored lead glaze. The use of lead in glaze, which makes it highly refractive, can be traced back to the 3rd century BCE. The animal masks and floral medallions affixed to the sides were covered by this glaze. The animal masks represent a traditional Chinese motif that can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties (c. 1700-221 BCE). The floral medallions, on the other hand, provide evidence of an interest in Central Asian decoration found in ceramics produced in northeastern China during the 6th century CE; the use of relatively large applied decoration is also attributed to that source. The 6th-century interest in Central Asian decorative motifs was in part the result of the political and economic ties between the different kingdoms in China and the various peoples of Central Asia. Motifs inspired by Central Asian imagery are also found on Buddhist and funerary sculpture dating to this period.
Context
false
Related Document Description:
Asia Society. Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 61.
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Asia Society. <I>Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection.</I> New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 61.
Related Document Description
false
Related Document Description:
Mayuyama: Seventy Years. Tokyo: Mayuyama and Co., 1976, vol. 1, p. 46, fig. 103.
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<I>Mayuyama: Seventy Years.</I> Tokyo: Mayuyama and Co., 1976, vol. 1, p. 46, fig. 103.
Related Document Description
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
ASIA.1979.127.a.tif
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ASIA.1979.127.a.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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