Title
Ewer
Year/Period
Late Tang dynasty (618-907 CE)
Region
Changsha, Hunan province, China
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: H: 18.4 cm,
Gross measurement: Dia,
of body: 14.5 cm,
Gross measurement: Dia,
of mouth: 7.4 cm
Gross measurement: Dia,
of body: 14.5 cm,
Gross measurement: Dia,
of mouth: 7.4 cm
Accession No.
1993-00211
Collection of
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).
