Western Chin dynasty / Hun Ping (Spirit Jar) / late 3rd century

Western Chin dynasty
Hun Ping (Spirit Jar)
late 3rd century
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Creator Name: Unknown
Creator Nationality: Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Name-CRT: Western Chin dynasty
Title: Hun Ping (Spirit Jar)
View: front
Creation Start Date: 266
Creation End Date: 299
Creation Date: late 3rd century
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: pottery
Materials and Techniques: porcelaneous stoneware with olive green glaze (yueh ware)
Dimensions: H.18-1/2 x Dia.11-1/8 in.
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 98.51
Credit Line: The Margaret Borgman Asian Fund
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

Large, extensively decorated burial jars like this have been recovered in recent decades. Limited to the area south of the Yangtze River in the Northern Chekiang and Southern Chiangsu province, they represent a vessel type and burial practices specific to this region. Made without lids, the jars display an extremely rich assortment of molded figures, animals and architecture in a tiered arrangement comprising their upper portions.

The jars were most likely placed in the tomb so the soul of the deceased would have a place to reside. This accounts for a palace-like structure with entrance gates facing the four directions. The various figures at the top most likely represent Taoist immortals who somehow aided in the afterlife.

AMICA ID: MIA_.98.51
Component Measured: overall
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: ? The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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