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.
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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