The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 16, 2026

A bulbous, olive-green stoneware jar tapers into a narrow base, featuring a short neck and flared rim. Two small, vertical loop handles sit atop the shoulders. Grainy textures mottle the rounded body, where long glaze drips streak vertically, bleeding toward the bottom. Earth-toned patches of gray emerge through the muted surface, as subtle horizontal striations extend around the heavy, curved form.

Jar with Handles: Yue ware

c. 800s

China, Tang dynasty

(618-907)
gray stoneware with iron glaze
Diameter: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.); Overall: 17.8 x 22.5 cm (7 x 8 7/8 in.)
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1983.78
Location: Not on view
  • The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).
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