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Covered Jar

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Covered Jar by Shofu. A ceramic jar with a lid. The jar has a rounded body and a short neck. The body and lid are primarily white with brown designs. The lid is smaller in diameter than the body. A small knob is on top of the lid. The lid has a brown design on the edge. The body has two horizontal brown lines. The body has a repeating brown floral pattern around it. The jar sits on a beige surface. The wall behind the jar is beige. A small white tag is on the front right of the jar.

Artwork details

Date:
14th–ca. mid-16th century
Medium:
Earthenware with cream white glaze and iron-brown underglaze decoration
Culture:
Thailand (Si Satchanalai)
Dimensions:
599 × 543 px
Museum record:
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