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Datec. 960-1126
MediumStoneware with qingbai glaze
DimensionsOverall: 30 3/4 in. × 13 in. (78.1 × 33 cm)
Credit LinePurchase
Object number1993.12.2a
On view
DescriptionYingqing is a type of Chinese ceramic produced primarily during the Song dynasty, lasting from 960 to 1126 A.D., in the town of Jingdezhen in the Jiangxi province. Yingqing translates roughly to “shadowy blue” and is named for its distinctive glaze, typically ranging in color from bluish gray to bluish green. This type of ceramic was widely popular and was commonly used in the form of vases, ewers, stem cups, and funerary urns such as these. Vessels of this kind were always made in pairs and filled with grain, probably rice, prior to being placed in a tomb. Their contents were intended to sustain the deceased in the afterlife. The decoration on these urns includes rows of mourners, some of which bow in supplication. Dragons modeled in high relief circumnavigate the urns among stylized clouds and animals. Moons project from the sides of the urns, which are in turn topped by lids with birds as handles (SOURCE: Wellin Museum permanent collection label, Summer 2016).
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Alternate Titles
Qingbai ci funerary urn
Exhibition History
2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - Present (no cat.).
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - Present (no cat.).
Provenance
January 28, 1993: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery) by purchased at public auction from Sotheby's, New York, NY.
Published References
Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, "1993 Acquisitions," FRIENDS OF ART NEWSLETTER vol. 1, no. 6 (April 1994).
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