Title
Granary jar
Year/Period
Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279 CE)
Region
Probably Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: C-1376-A: H87.5 cm,
Object size: C-1376-B: H87.5 cm
Object size: C-1376-B: H87.5 cm
Accession No.
C-1376
Collection of
Credit Line
Purchased with funds from The Shaw Foundation
This elaborate granary jar has a slender body and an elongated neck with applied motifs of phoenix and dragon. Below these is a row of standing figures. The piece is covered in 'Qingbai' glaze, so called because of its characteristic icy bluish-white quality. The bird-shaped finial on the cover symbolises the Vermilion Bird of the South, while the dragon, the Green Dragon of the East. These symbols of the Chinese constellations represent four directions and seasons.
