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This superb Han dynasty jar has a robust shape imitating that of the bronze (<em>hu</em>) and is covered with a thin brownish-green glaze. The introduction of glazing—which provided an impervious coating to a clay body—marked a technological breakthrough in Chinese ceramic history. High-fired glazed pots were made as early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties (about 1600–256 BC). Potters gained practical technical knowledge of the reaction between the metallic oxide in the glaze and the kiln atmosphere to modify the color of a glaze.
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131794
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Jar (Hu)
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131794
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Jar (Hu)
description
This superb Han dynasty jar has a robust shape imitating that of the bronze (<em>hu</em>) and is covered with a thin brownish-green glaze. The introduction of glazing—which provided an impervious coating to a clay body—marked a technological breakthrough in Chinese ceramic history. High-fired glazed pots were made as early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties (about 1600–256 BC). Potters gained practical technical knowledge of the reaction between the metallic oxide in the glaze and the kiln atmosphere to modify the color of a glaze.
date
100 BCE–100 CE
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CC0
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en
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Q60779891
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Ceramic
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Diameter: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.); Overall: 45.7 cm (18 in.)
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China, probably Zhejiang province, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE)
accession
1954.37
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glazed stoneware with incised and applied decoration
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Jar (Hu) (壺), 100 BCE–100 CE. China, probably Zhejiang province, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Glazed stoneware with incised and applied decoration; diameter: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.); overall: 45.7 cm (18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1954.370
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壺
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China - Han Dynasty
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman. "The Celadon Tradition." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>43, no. 3 (March 1956): 46–52.
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Mentioned: p. 47; Reproduced: p. 48
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 807
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
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Reproduced: p. 247
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 247
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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Reproduced: p. 328
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Neils, Jenifer. <em>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 85, no. 90
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
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Reproduced: p. 13
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Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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2026-05-29 06:47:32.684000
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131794
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Chinese Art
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China - Han Dynasty
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glazed stoneware with incised and applied decoration
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