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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2000.352
Title
Ewer with Chicken-Headed Spout, Tubular Handle, and Dished Mouth, the Upper Portion Enlivened with Brown Splashes
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
probably late 4th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Zhejiang Province
Period
Jin dynasty, Eastern Jin period, 317-420
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175364

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Yue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze, the upper portion splashed with iron-brown slip on the dished mouth. Probably from the Yue kilns near Shaoxing, Zhejian province
Technique
Celadon
Dimensions
H. 15.3 x Diam. 14 cm (6 x 5 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Chinese Porcelain Company
Accession Year
2000
Object Number
2000.352
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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