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Globular ewer with dragon form handle

Globular ewer with dragon form handle

VesselsChinese8th-9th century

Globular ewer with dragon form handle

8th-9th century

Description

Ewer with globular body, flared pedestal base, slender neck, trefoil mouth, and stylized dragon-form handle attached from mouth to shoulder; white stoneware with ivory hued glaze. From northern China, probably from Hebei or Henan province.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

White ware

Medium

White stoneware with ivory hued glaze

Culture

Chinese

Period

Tang dynasty, 618-907

Century

8th-9th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 26 x W. 14.3 x Diam. 13.5 cm (10 1/4 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.)

Provenance

[Galerie Gisèle Croës - Arts d'Extreme-Orient, Brussels, Belgium, 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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