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"Highlights of Chinese Ceramics": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 33, no. 3 (Fall, 1975)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 33 | NUMBER 3

"Highlights of Chinese Ceramics"

Valenstein, Suzanne G.

1975

52 pages

8.5 x 11 in

This title is out of print.

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About the authors

Suzanne G. Valenstein

Met Art in Publication

Jar (Guan), Earthenware with pigment, China — Jar (Guan)
China
Banshan phase (ca. 2650–2350 BCE)

Jar (Zun), Earthenware with incised and decoration, China — Jar (Zun)
China
13th–11th century BCE

Food serving vessel (Dou), Earthenware with pigment, China — Food serving vessel (Dou)
China
5th–4th century BCE

Jar (Guan), Stoneware with impressed and carved decoration, China — Jar (Guan)
China
4th–3rd century BCE

Wine container (hu) with mythical creatures, Earthenware with green lead glaze, China — Wine container (hu) with mythical creatures
China
1st–2nd century

Incense burner, Earthenware with relief decoration and remnants of pigments, China — Incense burner
China

Tomb Guardian Beast, Earthenware with pigment, China — Tomb Guardian Beast
China

Vessel in shape of a crouching tiger, Stoneware with celadon glaze, China — Vessel in shape of a crouching tiger
China
3rd–5th century

Amphora with dragon-shaped handles, Stoneware with white glaze, China — Amphora with dragon-shaped handles
China
7th century

Cup modeled after a rhyton, Stoneware with relief decoration under clear glaze, China — Cup modeled after a rhyton
China
late 6th century

Tray, Earthenware with three-color (sancai) glaze, China — Tray
China
8th century

Flask, Stoneware with splashed glaze (Jun ware), China — Flask
China
9th century

Bowl with dragons amid waves
, Stoneware with carved and incised decoration under celadon glaze (Yue ware), China — Bowl with dragons amid waves
China
10th century

Basin with Lotus Decoration

, Porcelain with carved and incised decoration under ivory glaze (Ding ware), China — Basin with Lotus Decoration
China
11th–12th century

Vase with Peony Scroll, Stoneware with cut-glaze decoration (Cizhou ware), China — Vase with Peony Scroll
China
12th century

Ewer with phoenix

, Stoneware with incised and carved decoration under celadon glaze (Yaozhou ware), China — Ewer with phoenix
China
11th–12th century

Pillow with boy on hobbyhorse, Zhang family workshop, Stoneware painted with brown and black pigment over white slip under clear glaze (Cizhou ware), China — Pillow with boy on hobbyhorse
Zhang family workshop
12th–13th century

Bowl with “Oil-Spot” Design

, Stoneware with iron-oxide slip and glaze (Cizhou-type ware), China — Bowl with “Oil-Spot” Design
China
12th–13th century

Vase with Dragonfish Handles

, Porcelain with relief decoration under celadon glaze (Longquan ware), China — Vase with Dragonfish Handles
China
12th–13th century

Pillow in Shape of Reclining Woman

, Porcelain with incised and carved decoration under celadon glaze (Jingdezhen Qingbai ware), China — Pillow in Shape of Reclining Woman
China
12th–13th century

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