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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Nationality: Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese; Majiayao Creator Name-CRT: Majiayao culture Title: Basin (pen) View: Principal view Creation Start Date: 0 Creation End Date: 2 Creation Date: ca. 3200?2700 B.C. Creation Place: Gansu Province, China Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Materials and Techniques: Earthenware with painted decoration Dimensions: Diam. 11 in. (27.9 cm) Description: Pottery with painted decoration is among the most remarkable of the archaeological remains from Neolithic cultures that flourished along the banks of the Yellow River. One of China's earliest and most widespread, the Yangshao culture is divided into two branches: the nuclear Yangshao, located in Henan and Shaanxi provinces, and the subsequent Majiayao (or Gansu Yangshao), situated in Gansu and parts of Qinghai Province. Both branches are subdivided into six phases, named after specific archaeological sites, which share architectural forms, stone implements, and high-fired earthenware. However, the shapes and decorations of these ceramics vary, and earthenware from the northwest is distinguished from that of earlier periods by the complexity and density of the designs. The flowing curvilinear forms painted on this shallow basin typify ceramics associated with the Majiayao phase. On the outside wall, "hand" motifs are painted in a natural, fluid brush line; on the inside wall, an ambiguity between figure and ground is created by the prominent role of unpainted areas within the overall design. AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Owner Location: New York, New York ID Number: L.1996.55.6 Credit Line: Anonymous Loan Copyright: Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved. Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp Style or Period: Majiayao phase AMICA ID: MMA_.L.1996.55.6 AMICA Library Year: 2002 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright (c) 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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