The spout and handle of this stoneware ewer are made separately and luted to the body. It is covered in an underglaze copper green decoration. The ewer was probably an utility ware.The practice of using lead-glazed burial wares had already started during the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). This glaze technology further developed during the Tang dynasty into ‘sancai’ (‘three-colour’) glaze. It included colours such as cream, amber, brown and blue. The glaze tradition continued into the Ming period (1368-1644).
