Cleveland Museum of Art

Ewer

Date

618–907

Medium

Glazed stoneware, Huangdao ware

Culture

China, Tang dynasty (618–907)

Department

Chinese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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. This vessel was made during the Tang Dynasty, a golden age of culture.

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