Bird-shaped Urn, 2650, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtAn imaginative shape and abstract curvili
Bird-shaped Urn, 2650, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtAn imaginative shape and abstract curvilinear patterns lend delightful charm to this functional jar. Its fine-grained body has a light reddish color due to the iron content in the clay, achieved by ensuring abundant air in the kiln during the firing. The surfaces were burnished before applying the painted decoration in black and red.Size: Overall: 26.7 x 31.1 x 27.9 cm (10 ½ x 12 ¼ x 11 in.)Medium: earthenware with slip-painted decorationhttps://clevelandart.org/art/2007.276 -- source link
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