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San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by the Bessie Timon Endowment Fund.
Storage Jar
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by the Bessie Timon Endowment Fund.
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Storage Jar

DepartmentAsian Art
CultureChinese
Dateca. 1300
MediumGlazed stoneware
Dimensions14 1/2 in. high, 14 1/4 in. diameter
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by the Bessie Timon Endowment Fund
Object number73.168.40.4
Geography
Place madeChina
General regionAsia
DescriptionCarved in sgraffito with stylized floral decoration reserved in the biscuit and covered with a thick dark brown glaze. Large ovoid storage jar, incised design on upper half. The jar is incised with scroll type design. Black-brown glaze covers reddish grey stoneware. Bottom half of the jar is solid glaze and ends unevenly about 2 inches from the foot rim, 2 inch band under lip is composed of repeating leaf design. Interior is solid glaze of same color as the exterior.ProvenanceHarding Black
Not on view
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