CHINESE
Tripod jar
early 8th century CE

Medium
earthenware (Sancai ware)

Measurements
14.7 × 21.8 × 21.1 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Henan / Shaanxi province, north China, China

Accession Number
3687-D3

Department
Asian Art

Physical description
Compressed globular form, short neck with everted rim, incised band at shoulder: with amber band at neck and mouth, shoulder band of running blue with regularly spaced cream areas splashed with amber, central cream band and lower amber band. With 'lions paw' feet.

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CHINESE
Tripod jar
early 8th century CE