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	enlarge image map of region CHINESE OBJECTS FROM THE COLLECTION Chinese Bronzes of the Shang and Zhou Periods Han Dynasty Bronzes Early Chinese Ceramics Sculpture from Tombs Chinese Buddhist Sculpture Tang and Liao Dynasty Metalwork Ceramics of the Song and Jin Periods Porcelains of the Yuan and Early Ming Periods Imperial Chinese Ceramics of the 15th Century Ceramics of the Late Ming Period Qing Dynasty Porcelain Landscape Painting in China Jade and Lacquer in China		Jar North China; Tang period (618-906), 8th - 9th century Stoneware with glaze H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); D. 11 in. (27.9 cm) Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art 1979.130 Stonewares covered with black, very dark blue, or dark brown glazes, such as this one, were produced throughout northern China during the Tang period (618-906). Since similar glazes continued to be used for household goods during the Northern Song period (960-1127), stonewares of this type remain difficult to date precisely. The very bulbous body of this wide-mouthed jar that was probably used for storage suggests that it dates to the 8th or 9th century because smaller jars of a similar shape date to the Tang period. In comparison, Song-dynasty examples of this type of jar generally have much straighter sides.
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