The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Ewer
618–907
Location: 239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
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This vessel was made during the Tang Dynasty, a golden age of culture.Description
The splashes of color on the dark glaze were achieved by sprinkling the wood ash on the black-brown glaze before firing. This local ware may be considered a predecessor of Jun ware, which was produced in the same region and was sometimes decorated by splashing.- 1997(Sotheby's New York, 19 March 1997, lot 205. Sold to Donna and James Reid)1997-2016Donna [b. 1931] and James Reid [1926-2020], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art2017-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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