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Jar
Jar
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Jar

Artist Chinese Artist
Date14th-17th century
Place of originChina
MediumCeramic
Dimensions8 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (20.3 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Gordon and Joan Phelps
Object number2011.60.2
Collections
Visual DescriptionOvoid shape jar with bluish white glaze
Lavender glaze wide-mouth jar
Wide Mouth Jar
Chinese Artist
Yuan or Ming Dynasty, 14th-15th century
Double-walled vase, the outer wall carved with an openwork floral design. The whole vase covered with a bluish-green celadon glaze. A rare reticulated 'Longquan' celadon bottle vase, the pear shaped body set with a tall neck carved with flowers and upright leaf lappets, the belly pierced through to the smaller inner vase to reveal on the exterior two elegant peonies borne on an undulating leafy stem, applied overall with an unctuous bluish-green glaze pooling in the recesses, all supported on…
Reticulated Vase with Celadon Glaze
Chinese Artist
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Jar with tapering ovoid body with two crescent-shaped simulated handles and domed cover. Celadon glaze over all. Has seal mark of Qianlong period.
Covered Jar with Celadon Glaze
Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Tall ovoid jar with shaped neck, four horizontal strap-style shoulder lugs and everted mouth rim; deep brown glaze over neck through lower belly, turning marks, cracklure on shoulder, unglazed neck, flat unglazed base.
Large Dark-brown Glazed Jar with Four Handles
Chinese, Southern China
Late Song-Yuan Dynasties, late 12th-14th century
A squat, round ceramic jar with a white glaze and blue painted motifs. The blue designs feature curving, vine-like lines and round floral shapes.
Small Blue and White Jar with Floral Design
Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
The vase is ovoid form resting on a slightly splayed foot, applied with a moulded, inverted, vase-shaped handle on each side of the body below the high shoulder, covered with a finely speckled glaze of turquoise and lapis-blue tone continuing over the slightly lipped rim to the interior and on the base
Robin's Egg-Glazed Lantern Vase
Chinese Artist
Qing Dynasty, Daoguang Period (1821-1850)
Delicately potted, the fluted ovoid body with molded ruyi lappets adorning the shoulder, extending up towards a tall slender neck with flared mouth and serrated rim, glazed overall in a rich russet brown glaze further accented with gold flecks, the four-character mark written in gilt
Bottle Vase
Chinese Artist
Qianlong Period, 1736-1795
Black ovoid jar with concentric banded decoration.
Cocoon Jar
Chinese Artist
Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE), 2nd-1st century BCE
Bronze jar with ovoid body, ring handles, and bands of scrolling decoration.
Bronze Jar (Hu) 青銅壺
Chinese Artist
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States period (481-256 BCE)
Image Not Available for Funerary Jar with Buddhist Images
Funerary Jar with Buddhist Images
Chinese Artist
Western Jin Dynasty (265-316)
Jar with flat base, ovoid body, twin ring handles, neck modeled as a head, and with brown and red on cream painted details.
Effigy jar of wind god
Huastec Artist
1200-1520
A squat, bulbous ceramic jar with a white glaze and blue painted floral decorations. The jar has a short, narrow neck and a wide body.
Small Blue and White Jar with Floral Design
Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

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