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Collection Online as of October 11, 2026

A rounded stoneware jar displays a mottled olive-brown glaze that thins near the base to reveal pinkish-buff clay. Two small loop handles sit at the shoulder below a short, wide neck. Numerous horizontal bands of incised V-shaped marks texture the body, creating a rhythmic, woven appearance. Dark brown lines encircle the top and bottom of this patterned midsection, accentuating the vessel's sturdy, wide form.

Jar

800s–900s

China, Northern, Tang dynasty

(618-907) - Five dynasties (907-960)
Glazed pinkish-buff stoneware; Brown ware
Diameter: 25.9 cm (10 3/16 in.); Overall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund 1959.47
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1959
    (John Sparks, London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1959–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 46, no. 10 (December 1959): 210–231. Mentioned: p. 229; Reproduced: p. 224 www.jstor.org
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1959.47