Chinese Qing dynasty Kuang-tung ware Martaban

dc.contributor.otherVan Tilburg, J.A.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-06T15:16:29Z
dc.date.available2016-07-06T15:16:29Z
dc.date.created1644
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionThis 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.sponsorshipCeramic 101en_ZA
dc.format.extent620 mm x 370 mmen_ZA
dc.format.mediumStoneware with a light brown lead glazeen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/53929
dc.publisherDepartment of the University of Pretoria Arten_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUP-Art : paintings, drawings and sculpturesen_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesD700968en_ZA
dc.rightsCopyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.subjectStorage jaren_ZA
dc.titleChinese Qing dynasty Kuang-tung ware Martabanen_ZA
dc.typeImageen_ZA

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