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- Ovoid Ten-Thousand-Year Jar
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Ovoid Ten-Thousand-Year Jar
- Museum No.
- GK289
Photo No：5592-38405
Color type：Monochrome
| Title | Ovoid Ten-Thousand-Year Jar |
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| Category | Ceramics (G), Chinese Ceramics |
| Country | China |
| Period | Tang |
| Century | 8th |
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| Materials | Porcelain with clear glaze |
| Dimensions | Height 18cm Base diameter 9cm Mouth diameter 8cm |
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This kind of storage jar with a wide neck and rounded protruding shoulders is known as a ten-thousand-year (wannian) jar: if filled with grain and buried in a tomb, it would supposedly provide long-term sustenance for the deceased. This example has a domed lid with a knob shaped like a Buddhist jewel. Other jars of this type have green or three-color lead glazes.
China-Tang