Ceremonial jar
Datemid 10th-late 13th century
Maker
Chinese
Label TextA long sinuous dragon climbs on the shoulder of this lidded jar, which probably served some ceremonial or funeral purpose. Jars like this were usually made in pairs, one decorated with a dragon and the other with a tiger.
Object number51.195
Photo CreditPhoto: iocolor, LLP
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "In Pursuit of Green: Path to Celadon", December 19, 1999 - December 5, 2005
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. # 41
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.Published References"Gift to a City" exhibition catalogue. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, cat. no. 41 (listed as Ch25.45).
Foong, Ping, Xiaojin Wu, and Darielle Mason. "An Asian Art Museum Transformed." Orientations vol. 51, no. 3 (May/June 2020): p. 61, reproduced fig. 22 (installation view).Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions8 3/4 in. (22.23 cm)
Overall h.: 10 1/2 in.
Diam.: 3 in.
Girth: 17 in.
MediumRelief stoneware with glaze
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