Title
Slop jar
Year/Period
Tang dynasty, around 830s
Region
Yue kilns, Zhejiang province, China
Material
Dimension
Object Size: 29 x 33.2 x 33 cm
Accession No.
2005.1-00441
Collection of
Credit Line
The Tang Shipwreck was acquired through the generous donation of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat.
While high-fired white wares represent the ceramic achievements of northern China, green-glazed stonewares were the premier products of the south during the Tang period. The best – ceramics from the Yue kilns in Zhejiang province – were likened to jade. Often they were left undecorated to emphasise the beauty of the form and glaze. This slop bowl is one of a few ceramics of this scale found in the shipwreck and may have been made to suit the Islamic taste for larger vessels. A slop jar of this size appears to be unique among extant Tang-period Yue wares.
