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Tall jar with a straight neck
Tall jar with a straight neck

Tall jar with a straight neck

Place of OriginJiangsu province or Zhejiang province, China
DynastyEastern Zhou period (770-256 BCE)
MaterialsHigh-fired black ceramic with impressed lattice design
DimensionsH. 20 in x Diam. 14 in, H. 51 cm x Diam. 36 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60P32+
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
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Tall jars with stamped geometrical decorations continued to be produced for a long time to meet the large market demand in the south. Tall jars of the Zhou through Han periods have been recovered mostly from Jiangsu, with fewer examples recovered from Zhejiang, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Hunan, and Fujian. Although they share some stylistic features, distinct regional characteristics may also be noted. One relatively uncommon type of jar from Jiangsu and Zhejiang is typologically related to this piece (KG 1973.1: 16-24; KG 1989.9: 799-803; WW 1985.8: 66-70).