Ewer
700–750
- Medium
- glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color ware)
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); Overall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
- Genre
- Ceramics
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
About
Many sancai or "three-color" lead-glazed wares-such as this ewerare notable for their heavy dependence on metalwork prototypes. Such polychrome glazed wares were intended for the tomb.