Tripod jar and cover
Tripod jar and cover

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Tripod jar and cover

Chinese
Yuan dynasty, 1271–1368
1997-50 a-b

Information

Title
Tripod jar and cover
Medium
Black burnished earthenware
Dimensions
h. 13.8 cm., diam. 12.4 cm. (5 7/16 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Torkom Demirjian
Object Number
1997-50 a-b
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Yüan
Type
jars, ceramics, chinese ceramics styles, covers (closures)
Materials
earthenware
Techniques
burnishing (polishing)
Subject
geometric patterns, burnishing (polishing)

–1997 Torkom Demirjian (New York, NY), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1997.

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