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Phoenix-Headed Ewer
1000s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Phoenix-headed ewers of this type have been unearthed at Xicun in Guangdong province. Wares with a thick and coarse body were fired in local Xicun kilns, but those with a thin and refined body—such as this piece—were likely produced at Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province.
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Details
- Title: Phoenix-Headed Ewer
- Date Created: 1000s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.)
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.468
- Medium: porcelain with pale greenish-white glaze
- Department: Chinese Art
- Culture: China, possibly Guangdong province, Xicun, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
- Collection: China - Five Dynasties
- Accession Number: 1965.468
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