Double-handled jar
Place of OriginFujian province, China
DynastyZhou dynasty (approx. 1050-256 BCE)
MaterialsBrownish high-fired ceramic with impressed meander design
DimensionsH. 6 7/8 in x Diam. 8 3/8 in, H. 17.5 cm x Diam. 21.3 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60P968
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
Not on viewA special version of high-fired earthenware with impressed geometrical patterns, or yinwen yingtao, developed in the south and coastal zones, different from most other high-fired wares. The outstanding features of this piece are its tall, straight neck, the two protruding grooves bordering the neck and the shoulder, the unusually wide handles along with meander patterns, each framed in diamond or square shapes. These traits were employed on various objects of the Shang-Zhou period only in Fujian province (CGK Zenshu 1983 vol. 27: pls. 7-16).
perhaps 2000-1000 BCE
approx. 100 BCE-100 CE
approx. 300-100 BCE
approx. 1200-1300