Ewer
600-800 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The ewer with a short spout was used in the preparation of brick tea in China.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with white slip and incised decoration under an olive-brown glaze |
| Brief description | Ewer, stoneware with a white slip and incised decoration under an olive-brown glaze, China, Tang dynasty (618-906) |
| Physical description | Stoneware vessel of ovoid shape with flat base, short neck and wide flaring mouth, short ribbed spout and a grooved strip handle, between them two grooved lugs. Covered with a white slip under a mottled olive-brown glaze, decorated with incised cross-hatchings on the body, and double rings around the shoulder. |
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| Summary | The ewer with a short spout was used in the preparation of brick tea in China. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ayers, John, Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980.
plate no. 63 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.413-1928 |
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| Record created | December 30, 2008 |
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