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Source Description
With a lobed body, a bird-shaped head, and a birdfeather loop handle, this ewer is derived from West and Central Asian metalwork: Tang potters adopted foreign shapes (bird-headed ewer and amphora) and foreign motifs (floral medallions, vines, palmette, and roundel designs) with great freedom. The artistic expressions bespoke the confidence and spirit of the period. This work is a representation of northern celadon, although it is commonly believed that the northern kilns specialized in white wares and the southern kilns in green wares (notably, Yue celadon). It continues the tradition of celadon production in the north during the late Northern Dynasties period in the 500s.
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154599
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Bird-Headed Ewer
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154599
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Bird-Headed Ewer
description
With a lobed body, a bird-shaped head, and a birdfeather loop handle, this ewer is derived from West and Central Asian metalwork: Tang potters adopted foreign shapes (bird-headed ewer and amphora) and foreign motifs (floral medallions, vines, palmette, and roundel designs) with great freedom. The artistic expressions bespoke the confidence and spirit of the period. This work is a representation of northern celadon, although it is commonly believed that the northern kilns specialized in white wares and the southern kilns in green wares (notably, Yue celadon). It continues the tradition of celadon production in the north during the late Northern Dynasties period in the 500s.
date
600s–700s
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758526
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 42.1 cm (16 9/16 in.)
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China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty (618-907)
accession
1989.2
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green-glazed stoneware with modeled, molded, and applied decoration
tombstone
Bird-Headed Ewer, 600s–700s. China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty (618-907). Green-glazed stoneware with modeled, molded, and applied decoration; overall: 42.1 cm (16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.2
collection
China - Tang Dynasty
citations
citation
Wilson, J. Keith. "Notable Acquisitions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 78, no. 3 (June 1991): 63–147.
page_number
Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 129
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 (October 1994): 270–347.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 321; Mentioned: pp. 321–324, 347
citation
Cunningham, Michael R., Stanislaw J. Czuma, Anne E. Wardwell, and J. Keith Wilson. <em>Masterworks of Asian Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1998.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 40–41
citation
Eskenazi, Giuseppe, and Hajni Elias. <em>A Dealer's Hand: The Chinese Art World Through the Eyes of Giuseppe Eskenazi</em>. London, England: Scala, 2012.
page_number
p. 251
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 07:59:57.525000
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154599
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Chinese Art
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China - Tang Dynasty
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green-glazed stoneware with modeled, molded, and applied decoration
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