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13th century · Stoneware with incised floral décor and green glaze · Asian Art

This finely formed glazed ewer with strap handle and truncated spout in the form of a mythical dragon makara was intended for serving wine. Its robust bulbous body is decorated with incised floral scrolling, and its lid of lotus leaf form. It has a low foot largely concealed beneath the swelling body of the ewer. Such glazed stoneware ewers were produced in the ceramic industry that prospered in the Hong (Red) River delta region of northern Vietnam in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Although this ceramic industry emerges as a major producer of glazed stoneware ceramics for the Southeast Asian markets, such ewers are rarely found in an export context and appears to have been largely for domestic consumption.

Artist

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Date

13th century

Medium

Stoneware with incised floral décor and green glaze

Culture

Vietnam, Hong River region

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Richard Greenbaum Fund, 2021