Minneapolis Institute of Art

Jar with Flared Mouth

Qijia artist

Date

c. 2000 BCE

Medium

Earthenware with beaten decoration

Culture

Qijia culture

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This large jar is typical of the orange clay used by the Qijia culture to make their thin walled, hand built vessels. Most Qjia wares are unadorned like this one and they are usually well proportioned, carefully finished vessels that are occasionally burnished. China, Asia

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