Title

Yue stoneware jar, late Tang dynasty-Five Dynasties period, China, 10th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Yue stoneware jar with overlapping lotus petals, late Tang dynasty-Five Dynasties period, China, 10th century. A Yue jar of inverted pear shape with narrow horizontal shoulder and vertical mouth flanked by small stem-like handles. The body under the shoulder is carved with overlapping lotus petals, all with thin line striations (other than the bottom row). The pale greyish body is covered by a pale yellowish, glassy celadon green glaze of Yue type.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

900th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B71_346

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (426,2Kb) / 7,4in x 9,5in / 2218 x 2836 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature flower flowers plant country China Chinese green color colour location ceramics century jar pottery artefact dynasty lotus artifact glazed stoneware 10th Century tenth century Tang Dynasty Museum of East Asian Art celadon Five Dynasties Yue ware object Unknown ceramic ceramic object