The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Covered Jar (lid)
early 700s
(618-907)
Overall: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.); Diameter of lid: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1948.228.b
Location: 239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
Description
This covered cylindrical jar with three animal feet is lavishly covered with a cobalt blue glaze in the exterior and an amber glaze in the interior. Of the colored lead glazes of sancai (three-color) ware, blue was preeminent and precious. Imported cobalt from Persia (Iran, Afghanistan) was used as a glaze colorant that yields a rich, brilliant blue of considerable splendor.- {{cite web|title=Covered Jar (lid)|url=false|author=|year=early 700s|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1948.228.b