VesselsChinese8th-9th century
Ewer with short spout
8th-9th century
Description
Ewer with flared mouth, ovoid body, short tubular spout, and arching, double-strand handle; light gray stoneware with medium brown glaze, the glaze stopping short of the foot; base unglazed. From the Huangpu kilns, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province.
Dimensions
H. 18.9 x W. (across handle and spout) 13.5 x Diam. 12.5 cm (7 7/16 x 5 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Provenance
[Priestley and Ferraro, London, May 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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