Ewer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Ewer

Date
700–750
Medium
glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color ware)
Culture
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Department
Chinese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

Many sancai or "three-color" lead-glazed wares-such as this ewerare notable for their heavy dependence on metalwork prototypes. Such polychrome glazed wares were intended for the tomb.

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