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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Jar with Decoration of a Scholar Seated in a Bamboo Grove
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Jar with Decoration of a Scholar Seated in a Bamboo Grove

Artist Unknown
Date1279-1368
MediumLight gray stoneware with decoration painted in black slip over an all-over coating of white glaze under a clear glaze
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
ClassificationsAncient art
Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Perry in Memory of Nancy Nash Perry
Object number36.8.126
Terms
  • Buff
  • Grey
  • White
  • Brown
  • Black
  • China
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DescriptionCi-Zhou type vase. Buff-grey stoneware vase covered with white slip on exterior, brown glazed interior. Exterior black painted with figures of two sages, one each in two large reserves. Floral patterns fill remaining areas; floral band and zig-zag patterning on shoulders. Design terminates well above irregularly glazed foot. May have character for "moon."

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