Ewer, 8th-9th century
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Huangpu ware Stoneware with dark-brown glazeexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 2001.209.2
On View in Gallery 204expand_more
This well-proportioned, globular shaped ewer stands on a solid foot. It has a short, straight spout and a handle of joined double strands that arcs between shoulder and lip. The overall effect is pleasing: a simple robust shape combined with a thick, dark uniform glaze. Such ewers made their debut in the Sui dynasty (586-618), supplanting the "chicken-head ewers" and their descendants. Some of these vessels were used in the making of tea which, by the late Tang dynasty (618-906), had become a popular beverage. The ewers were used not for steeping tea, but as pitchers for dispersing hot water into individual tea bowls where it was whisked with dried powdered tea leaves.
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- Title
- Ewer
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2001.209.2
- Curator Approved
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