Cleveland Museum of Art

Phoenix-Headed Ewer

Date

1000s

Medium

porcelain with pale greenish-white glaze

Culture

China, possibly Guangdong Province, Xicun, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)

Department

Chinese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Phoenix-headed ewers of this type have been unearthed at Xicun in Guangdong province. Wares with a thick and coarse body were fired in local Xicun kilns, but those with a thin and refined body—such as this piece—were likely produced at Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province. The phoenix's beak forms a spout for pouring.

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