Chinese Qing dynasty Kuang-tung ware Martaban

dc.contributor.other	Van Tilburg, J.A.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-06T15:16:29Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-06T15:16:29Z
dc.date.created	1644
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description	This light-brown lead-glazed earthenware Kuang-tung type Maratban has six alternating with six ruyi emblems on its high shoulder. It is further decorated with moulded dragons, storks and seals below a band containing a floral scroll. The base is dented, unglazed and unmarked. Martabans are robust stoneware storage jars which were used throughout Asia and in their time served the function of modern crates, barrels and containers. These jars came in a great variety of forms. Bulbous or slim, narrow or large-necked, smooth or textured, glazed or unglazed, these jars were made in colours ranging from the lightest gray or brown to deep red and almost black. Delicate porcelains and other merchandise were often transported in such Martabans. These large storage pots were first encountered by Arab traders at the port of Martaban and they then named the pots after the port.	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Ceramic 101	en_ZA
dc.format.extent	620 mm x 370 mm	en_ZA
dc.format.medium	Stoneware with a light brown lead glaze	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53929
dc.publisher	Department of the University of Pretoria Art	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	UP-Art : paintings, drawings and sculptures	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	D700968	en_ZA
dc.rights	Copyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Storage jar	en_ZA
dc.title	Chinese Qing dynasty Kuang-tung ware Martaban	en_ZA
dc.type	Image	en_ZA