Grave Urn
79-15-1A
Location: On Display in the Looking to the Stars, Listening to the Earth: A Song Dynasty Tomb
From: China | Jiangxi
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Mingqi |
| Object Number | 79-15-1A |
| Current Location | Looking to the Stars, Listening to the Earth: A Song Dynasty Tomb - On Display |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China | Jiangxi |
| Period | Song Dynasty |
| Date Made | Song Dynasty |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Ceramic | Porcelain |
| Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
| Description | Made in two sections: an ovoid pot with a tall ridged neck and a beehive shaped cover surmounted by a bird. A horned dragon is curled completely around the neck. Above on loop is a disk motif possibly representing a pearl. Below the dragon is a tortoise, and next to it a snake. Twelve standing, long robed, figures, each holding a baton, encircle the base of the neck. A small kneeling figure is squeezed into the middle of the row. The fabric is a buff clay covered with a thin, slightly crackled glaze that appears nearly colorless, but has a clear blue green tint where it collects in the crevices. This type of pottery is called yingqing. |
| Height | 48.73 cm |
| Thickness | 14.29 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Charles L. Reese, 1979 |
| Other Number | 1979-15-1B - Other Number |
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