VesselsChinese3rd-4th century CE

Chicken-Headed Ewer with Dished Mouth and Two Lug Handles

3rd-4th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Yue ware: light gray stoneware with incised, molded, and appliqué decoration under celadon glaze. From the Yue kilns in the Shaoxing area, northeastern Zhejiang province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Jin dynasty, 266-420

Century

3rd-4th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 23.6 x W. 21.3 x Diam. 21.2 cm (9 5/16 x 8 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)

Provenance

J.J. Lally & Co. , New York

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