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The 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 <em>hu</em> (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.
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147587
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Chicken-Headed Ewer
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147587
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object
title
Chicken-Headed Ewer
description
The 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 <em>hu</em> (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.
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220–589 CE
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CC0
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en
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Q60741562
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Ceramic
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Overall: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.)
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China, Zhejiang province, Southern Dynasties period (420-589)
accession
1973.84
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green-glazed stoneware with incised, carved and applied decoration, Yue ware
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Chicken-Headed Ewer, 220–589 CE. China, Zhejiang province, Southern Dynasties period (420-589). Green-glazed stoneware with incised, carved and applied decoration, Yue ware; overall: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonald, 1973.84
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China - Southern Dynasties
citations
citation
Trubner, Henry. <em>Chinese Ceramics from the Prehistoric Period Through Ch'ien Lung; A Loan Exhibition from Collections in America and Japan. March 14 to April 27, 1952</em>. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum, 1952.
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cat. no. 52
citation
“The Year in Review for 1973.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 61, no. 2 (February 1974): 31–78.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 64; Mentioned: p. 78, no. 174
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. <em>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 87, no. 92
citation
Wilson, J. Keith, and Anne E. Wardwell. "New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>81, no. 8 (1994): 270-347.
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Reproduced: p. 322; Mentioned: p. 322, 324, 347
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonald
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2026-06-18 11:45:47.718000
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147587
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Chinese Art
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China - Southern Dynasties
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green-glazed stoneware with incised, carved and applied decoration, Yue ware
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