Flask
907-1125 (made)
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This ceramic flask is in the shape of a leather bag and is decorated with a twin fish design. It was produced in north China during the Liao dynasty (907-1125 AD). The leaders of the Liao dynasty belonged to the Qidan, a nomadic people who originally settled outside the borders of China. The flask imitates a portable pouches, made of animal skins, used by the nomadic Qidan.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with yellow glaze |
| Brief description | Yellow leather bag. Cer, China, Liao |
| Physical description | This ceramic flask imitates a leather bag, down to small details such as the stitches that would have appeared on the leather original. A twin-fish design is impressed on the body. |
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| Summary | This ceramic flask is in the shape of a leather bag and is decorated with a twin fish design. It was produced in north China during the Liao dynasty (907-1125 AD). The leaders of the Liao dynasty belonged to the Qidan, a nomadic people who originally settled outside the borders of China. The flask imitates a portable pouches, made of animal skins, used by the nomadic Qidan. |
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| Accession number | FE.48-2008 |
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| Record created | May 6, 2009 |
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