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Jar Decorated with Vertical Stripes in Brown and Green Lead Glazes

  • H 19.4cm MD 7.0cm BD 6.5cm
  • Northern Qi dynasty, 6th century
No.21034

This vase is characterized by its mouth rolled outwards. Clay is extremely white even though it contains impurities. Eight stripes of bright green and brown glazes alternate from the mouth to the inside, from the shoulders to the lower body, and this colors give a light and glamorous impression against the white background. Similar items were excavated from the tomb of in Anyan County, Henan province (dated 571).
This jar entered the Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation collection as a set excavated from the same tomb with the jar with petal-shaped flange(21032) and the bottle(21033).

Publications
*The Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Study Association of Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation vol.3 Northern Qi Ceramics, Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation, 2011 (see commentary by Sarah Sato)
*Fascinating Chinese Ceramics: The Machida City Museum and Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation Collections, Machida City Museum, 2016 (see commentary by Sarah Sato)