Description
Pottery vessels with a footed stand such as this one is the earliest known high-fired ware. Its gray color is the result of the reduction of oxygen in the closed kiln chamber. Footed vessels were not for everyday usage, but rather served to present offerings to the deceased.
Provenance
(Kang Collection, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (1981–1997); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1997–)
Accession Number
1997.9.b
Medium
stoneware with natural ash glaze
Dimensions
Diameter of mouth: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); Overall: 21.5 x 20.5 cm (8 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
