Lidded Jar (Guan) with Floral Scrolls

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Lidded Jar (Guan) with Floral Scrolls

China, probably Henan Province, late Jin dynasty or early Yuan dynasty, about 1200-1300
Furnishings; Serviceware
Cizhou ware type, wheel-thrown stoneware with cream glaze and wax-resist and carved black overglaze decoration
Height: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury and Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Fund (M.52.3.1a-b)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Trubner, Henry.  Chinese Ceramics:  From the Prehistoric Period through Ch'ien Lung.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1952.