Early to Medieval Chinese Pottery: The Maclean Collection

by Dr. Richard A. Pegg, Dr. Tongyun Yin, Dr. Zheng Wei

A selection of Chinese pottery from the Maclean Collection of Asian art, dating from the Neolithic period (ca. 10, 000-2000 BCE) to the Tang dynasty (618-906), providing insights into the material culture, belief systems, and social development of early to medieval China.

The forty-eight objects selected from the Maclean Collection Asian Art Museum represent some of the most important stages of this unparallel tradition when the forms, the artistic styles, and the techniques of pottery making emerged, improved, and sophisticated. They also provide insights into the material culture, belief systems, and social development of early and medieval China.