Ewer with chrysanthemum scroll
Place of OriginShaanxi province, China; Shaanxi province
Date960-1127
DynastyNorthern Song period (960-1127)
MaterialsHigh-fired ceramic with carved decoration under glaze
(Yaozhou ware)
DimensionsH. 9 1/8 in x Diam. 6 1/4 in, H. 23.2 cm x Diam. 15.9 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60P1233
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
On viewLocation
Text Entries- Gallery Location Gallery 17
Pouring vessels of this type were used for tea, wine, or other liquids. The elaborately carved decoration and olive-green glaze of this example are characteristic of the Yaozhou products from Shaanxi province.
Subject
- chrysanthemum
approx. 1100-1127
approx. 1100-1200
960-1127
approx. 1000-1127
approx. 1000-1127
approx. 1100-1127
1115-1368
approx. 1000-1127
approx. 1206-1368
960-1279
960-1127