Jar with Cover (cover)

A shallow, dome-topped ceramic cover with a broad flared rim and a small knob at its center, shown from the side on a grey backdrop. The soft blue glaze has a fine crackle and purple-red splashes along the right edge, with brown-fired clay visible at the foot.

Look closer: Purple and rust splashes of glaze run down the right edge where the glaze pooled during firing.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1100s

Medium

porcelaneous stoneware with blue glaze and splashes of purple, Jun ware

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3185 × 2063 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund