Warring States Jar

Object Description

A grey pottery jar with, the surface finished with incised cross-hatch pattern simulating cloth. The Warring States period was an era in ancient Chinese history following the Spring and Autumn period and concluding with the Qin wars of conquest.

Object Literature

Department of Asian Art. “Qin Dynasty (221–206 B.C.).” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/qind/hd_qind.htm (October 2000)
The Met, accession number, 50.61.10

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