China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. Tall pottery model of a granary jar designed to be placed in a tomb to assure plentiful food in the afterlife. Glazed in thick orange/brown slip that was applied like honey with pooling and flowing beyond the edges of the vessel. Size: 7" W x 11.75" H (17.8 cm x 29.8 cm)

The Tang Dynasty was a thrilling time in Chinese history, when trade flourished along the Silk Routes and unified China was the richest country on earth. Chang'an (now Xi'an) was the Tang capital, and it was one of the most cosmopolitan cities on earth, filled with foreigners who had travelled to China to trade; the influence of foreigners and talented native Chinese, combined with the economic prosperity brought on by trade and the new religion from India, Buddhism, created a powerful cultural milieu where poetry and other forms of art flourished.

Provenance: private Ferndale, Michigan, USA collection; ex-private Detroit, Michigan, USA collection, acquired prior to 2004

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One leg restored else quite fine. Three marks on top of jar where another jar was placed during firing in the kiln.