北宋 耀州窯青瓷刻劃花鳳紋提梁壺|Ewer with phoenix

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11th–12th century · Stoneware with incised and carved decoration under celadon glaze (Yaozhou ware) · Asian Art

This unique ewer, with its added decoration of a small figure on the handle and its fanciful spout and legs, illustrates the interest in complicated forms found in the eleventh and twelfth centuries in north China. Although they are not listed among the official kilns of the Northern and Southern Song dynasties, historical sources indicate that Yaozhou wares were also produced for imperial use.

Artist

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Date

11th–12th century

Medium

Stoneware with incised and carved decoration under celadon glaze (Yaozhou ware)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Samuel T. Peters, 1926