Ewer
850-906 (made)
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Ewer of stoneware, covered with a clear glaze over a white slip. Inverted pear-shaped body, funnel-shaped neck, flaring mouth. The handle is strengthened lengthways with a rib, the spout is polygonal. The glaze stops a short way above the foot.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with a clear glaze over a white slip |
| Brief description | White ware. Ewer, stoneware with a clear glaze over a white slip, China, Tang dynasty, 850-906 |
| Physical description | Ewer of stoneware, covered with a clear glaze over a white slip. Inverted pear-shaped body, funnel-shaped neck, flaring mouth. The handle is strengthened lengthways with a rib, the spout is polygonal. The glaze stops a short way above the foot. |
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| 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.
Monochrome Plate No. 86 |
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| Accession number | C.1000-1922 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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