Jar

Neolithic, Kansu type
Vase: wide bellied with cylindrical neck and straight lip. Two flat loop handles join neck and body.
Body: soft fine-grained reddish brown clay, potted thin.
Glaze: none.
Decoration: upper part of body painted with symbolic patterns in black and purplish brown.

Historical period(s)
Neolithic period, 2000 BCE
Medium
Earthenware with iron pigments
Style
Gansu ware
Dimensions
H x W: 29.7 x 26 cm (11 11/16 x 10 1/4 in)
Geography
China, Gansu province
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1930.98
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Jar

Keywords
China, earthenware, Gansu ware, Neolithic period (ca. 7000 - ca. 1700 BCE)
Provenance

To 1930
George Findlay Andrew (1887-1971), Gansu, China to 1930 [1]

From 1930
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from George Findlay Andrew, Gansu, China, through Carl W. Bishop in 1930 [2]

Notes:

[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also account book for Freer Gallery of Art Expedition Fund, February 10, 1930 to June 30, 1932, second page of Gold Account.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

George Findlay Andrew 1887-1971

Description

Neolithic, Kansu type
Vase: wide bellied with cylindrical neck and straight lip. Two flat loop handles join neck and body.
Body: soft fine-grained reddish brown clay, potted thin.
Glaze: none.
Decoration: upper part of body painted with symbolic patterns in black and purplish brown.

Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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