Jar
In the eighth and ninth centuries, technically advanced Xing wares were the rarest and most valued ceramics in Asia. Some are known to have been used at the Chinese court. Others were either diplomatic gifts or trade goods sent to centers such as the Abbasid court in Iraq, where they inspired poetry comparing them to the luster of a pearl or of the moon.
Artwork Details
- 唐 邢窯白瓷罐
- Title: Jar
- Period: Tang dynasty (618–907)
- Date: 7th–early 8th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Porcelain with white glaze (Xing ware)
- Dimensions: H. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); Diam. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); Diam. of rim 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam. of base 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Purchase, Barbara and William Karatz Gift, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2013
- Object Number: 2013.231
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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