Title

'Rice measure' jar, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, China, 13th-early 14th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

'Rice measure' jar, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, China, 13th-early 14th century. Stoneware jar from Ganzhou kiln, Jiangxi province, of a 'rice measure' shape with rolled lip above a waisted unglazed vertical section decorated all round with yellowish white glazed studs spaced out at 1.3cm intervals. The exterior is also unglazed with close parallel incisions simulating basket work. The clay is of light chocolate brown colour, the interior and rolled lip are covered by a rust red iron oxide glaze; a typical Ganzhou kiln ware. The description of this object as a rice measure refers to the shape not the function - it was probably a tea caddy.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1200

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B71_477

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (665,1Kb) / 9,5in x 7,4in / 2843 x 2212 (300dpi)

Keywords

country China Chinese color colour brown location century jar pottery artefact dynasty artifact stoneware 14th century Fourteenth Century Thirteenth Century 13th century Museum of East Asian Art Ganzhou Southern Song dynasty Yuan dynasty object Unknown ceramic ceramic object