Artwork
Storage Jar
DepartmentAsian Art
CultureChinese, Yangshao culture
Dateca. 2600-2300 B.C.
Dimensionsheight: 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of S. Roger and Caroline P. Horchow
Object number87.59
GeographyPlace madeChina
General regionAsia
DescriptionA Neolithic Chinese large jar of globular form with short neck and everted rim, set low on the equator with a lug handle to each side, and with flat base; pottery, decorated in black and red pigments above the handles with four sets of concentric circles each with a central roundel comprising three cross-hatched circles, the mouth with a line pattern at the rim above a thick band of red bordered by a double band of conjoined "U"-shapes in black, the exterior of the mouth with strongly painted chevrons. Machang type, from Gansu or Qinghai province.Label TextThe lively painted decoration on the upper portion of this large jar was applied with animal hair brushes. The sandy red clay was low-fired at between 800 to 1,000 degrees centigrade. Such jars are often found in burials and were used for holding grain such as fox tail millet, a staple food in the Miaodigou culture of central and northwestern China.ProvenanceGift of S. Roger and Caroline P. Horchow, 1987; Bluett & Sons, LtdOn view
Collections
Andrea Nungarrayi Martin
Culture: Aboriginal Australians (Warlpiri/Anmatyerre language group)
1997
The San Antonio Museum of Art is in the process of digitizing its permanent collection. This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect SAMA's complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
This resource has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor.
