Octagonal Ewer and Cover, 11th century
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Qingbai ware Porcelain with pale-blue glazeexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 2001.135.1a,b
On View in Gallery 204expand_more
Qingbai (bluish-white) is an apt term for a thin, translucent glaze of a faint, bluish tone that deepens where it thickens or collects in intaglio designs. Qingbai porcelains are indigenous to southern China; Jiangxi province was the major source and it is likely that kilns in the vicinity of Jingde Zhen produced the greatest number and best quality.
This eight-paneled ewer is a fine example of Qingbai. The refined, delicacy of potting, subtle blue glaze, provide great aesthetic merit. An ewer of nearly identical size and shape was excavated from a Liao tomb in Zhaoyong city, Liaoning province, dated to about 1004.
Details
- Title
- Octagonal Ewer and Cover
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2001.135.1a,b
- Curator Approved
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