Title
Ewer
Year/Period
Tang dynasty, around 830s
Region
Xing kilns, Hebei province, China
Material
Dimension
Object Size: 17 x 11.3 x 11.9 cm
Accession No.
2005.1-00471
Collection of
Credit Line
The Tang Shipwreck was acquired through the generous donation of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat.
Chinese white wares such as this ewer were immensely desirable, both within China and abroad. They have been discovered throughout Southeast Asia and the Middle East. It is one of around 300 pieces found in the Tang Shipwreck. Probably made at the Xing kilns in northern China, it is of high quality and was probably very expensive even in the 9th century. Fired at a high temperature, it has a pure white body and may have been used to hold hot water for tea.
