Banshan-type urn
Dateca. 2600-2300 B.C.
Maker
Chinese
Label TextPainted potteries of the Majiayao culture flourished in northwestern China in the Neolithic period. The varied designs, sometimes accented with white, show a preference for linear, curvilinear, and abstract patterns. The decoration is best viewed from above, suggesting that in their original context the vessels would probably have been placed on the ground or a low platform.
Object number51.194
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics", September 7, 2002 - November 19, 2002
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)
Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, "Gift to a City: Masterworks from the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum", cat. # 1Published References"Gift to a City" exhibition catalogue. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, cat. no. 1
Frank, Patrick. Prebles' Artforms, tenth edition, 2010, illustrated p. 219Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions14 1/8 x 7 5/8 in. (35.88 x 19.4 cm)
MediumEarthenware with painted decoration in black, maroon
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