Ewer
700-900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This ewer belongs to a category of Chinese stoneware known as 'Changsha ware', Changsha being the name of a city in Hunan province south of the Yangzi River. The body is high-fired. The innovative feature is the appliqué decoration of grape vine highlighted in brown, providing a pleasing contrast against the buff colour of the object. The decoration would have been made separately from a mould, then adhered to the ewer, and finally a layer of brown glaze applied over it.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, glazed |
| Brief description | Changsha; Cer, China, TANG, HIGH FIRED and GLAZED; Early China |
| Physical description | Changsha |
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| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
| Summary | This ewer belongs to a category of Chinese stoneware known as 'Changsha ware', Changsha being the name of a city in Hunan province south of the Yangzi River. The body is high-fired. The innovative feature is the appliqué decoration of grape vine highlighted in brown, providing a pleasing contrast against the buff colour of the object. The decoration would have been made separately from a mould, then adhered to the ewer, and finally a layer of brown glaze applied over it. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.833-1936 |
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| Record created | September 21, 2006 |
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