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Jar
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About this work
This finely potted vessel has an off-white porcelain body covered with a transparent glaze, giving an overall warm white color. A lattice of foliage patterns is combed and incised in the clay; the bold, uninhibited decoration interacts with the compact ceramic form and the subtle glazing to give it a special aesthetic appeal.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineJar, 900s. Northeast China, Liao dynasty (916-1125). White porcelain with combed and incised decoration; diameter: 12.8 x 12.5 cm (5 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.); overall: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1957.29
