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- Ovoid Jar Stoneware with green glaze
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Ovoid Jar Stoneware with green glaze
- Museum No.
- GK606
Photo No：160907_GL_0028
Color type：Color
| Title | Ovoid Jar Stoneware with green glaze |
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| Designation | |
| Artist | |
| Category | Ceramics (G), Chinese Ceramics |
| Country | China |
| Period | Tang |
| Century | 8th |
| Year | |
| Quantity | |
| Materials | Stoneware with green glaze |
| Dimensions | Height 19cm Mouth diameter 13.2cm Thickness 21.1cm |
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| Signature/Seals Etc | |
| Donor | Matsui Hirotsugu |
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This kind of storage jar was known as a tenthousand-year (wannian) jar because it could provide long-term sustenance for the deceased if filled with grain buried in a tomb. Coated with vibrant green lead glaze, this example has a wide neck, rounded protruding shoulders, and a constricted base.
China-Tang