Chicken-Headed Ewer, 220, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtThe development of high-fired celadon
Chicken-Headed Ewer, 220, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtThe development of high-fired celadon in the south was a significant achievement in Chinese ceramics history. The ewer’s shape was indigenous and appeared to have been transformed from the hu (jar) attached with a small chicken head. Whereas the early chicken-headed ewers have a wide, stout body, this example represents a further development toward more elongated proportions, adding the decoration of carved lotus petals.Size: Overall: 23.5 cm (9 ¼ in.)Medium: green-glazed stoneware with incised, carved and applied decoration, Yue warehttps://clevelandart.org/art/1973.84 -- source link
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