Ewer with elongated neck
Place of OriginNorthern China
DynastyTang dynasty (618-907)
MaterialsPorcelaneous ware, grooved and sculpted, and with lustrous black glaze
DimensionsH. 7 in x W. 3 3/4 in, H. 17.8 cm x W. 9.5 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60P1589
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
Not on viewIn contrast to a previous globular-shaped ewer (cat. no. 142), the thinner and elongated proportions of this vessel with its two-bar handle was an alternate version produced by the northern kilns, particularly at the yaozhou kiln in Shaanxi (Shaanxi Inst. Arch. 1965: pl. VIII.1, 2), and mixian kiln in Henan (WW 1964.2: 56). More often found in white- and green-glazed work, this example is among the scarce Tang black globular ewers that became the prototype for ewers during the Song dynasty.
