Ewer (618–907): Art, History and Details
Ewer at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 618–907, Glazed stoneware, Huangdao ware. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Ewer (618–907) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
The splashes of color on the dark glaze were achieved by sprinkling the wood ash on the black-brown glaze before firing. This local ware may be considered a predecessor of Jun ware, which was produced in the same region and was sometimes decorated by splashing.
Object facts
- Title: Ewer
- Date: 618–907
- Culture: China, Tang dynasty (618–907)
- Type: Ceramic
- Technique: Glazed stoneware, Huangdao ware
- Dimensions: Overall: 27 x 20.3 cm (10 5/8 x 8 in.)
- Collection: China - Tang Dynasty
- Department: Chinese Art
- Accession number: 2017.17
A detail from the museum
This vessel was made during the Tang Dynasty, a golden age of culture.
Collection credit
Gift of Donna and James Reid
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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