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Globular Jar with Four Loops

Globular Jar with Four Loops

960–1279
(1127-1279)
Porcelaneous ware of the qingbai type
Overall: 15 x 13 cm (5 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.184
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This container was probably used to store tea or grain.

Description

In the 900s, potters in southeast China excelled in producing white ceramics, including bluish-white (qingbai; 青白) glazed ware. The Keithleys’ jar was made when the qingbai ware–producing kilns were most active and manufactured their finest ware. The jar is missing its cover, which would have been flat with a loop in the center so that it could be tied in place with a string or silk cloth.
  • ?–2010
    (K.Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley)
    2010–2020
    Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2020–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).
  • {{cite web|title=Globular Jar with Four Loops|url=false|author=|year=960–1279|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.184