  
  About the Artwork
  
  
  This measuring jar was once part of a graduated set for measuring foodstuffs. The Jizhou kilns were engaged in producing wares for the Chinese middle class and for export. This jar is unique because the decoration continues on the base where a single chrysanthemum blossom is meticulously painted in an area that would have been seen only in the process of scooping. The major zone of decoration imitates the basket weave used for fishing traps, which were similar in shape with a bulbous base and narrowed neck.
  
  
  Title
  Measuring Jar
  
  
  Artwork Date
  13th century
  
  Artist
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  Life Dates
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  Nationality
  
  
  
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  Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation.
  
  
  
  Chinese
  
  
  
  Culture
  
  
  
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  Medium
  Stoneware with underglaze iron pigment and clear glaze
  
  
  Dimensions
  Overall: 3 &Atilde;&#151; 3 3/4 inches (7.6 &Atilde;&#151; 9.5 cm)
  
  
  Classification
  Ceramics
  
  
  Department
  Asian Art
  
  
  Credit
  Founders Society Purchase, gift of Mr. and Mr. Lawrence Fisher by exchange
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
  This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection.
  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum&acirc;&#128;&#153;s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems&acirc;&#128;&#148;no longer assigned&acirc;&#128;&#148;that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
  1993.57
  
  
  Copyright
  Public Domain
  
  
  
