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Spittoon
Chinese14th-17th century
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Wares of this sort were made for use by the last Northern Song [Sung] emperor (who reigned from 1101 until 1125), but some authorities believe that this vessel and others like it (in the National Palace Museum, Taipei) were made during the Ming [Ming] Dynasty.
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Details
- Title: Spittoon
- Creator Nationality: Chinese
- Date Created: 14th-17th century
- Physical Dimensions: h25.4 cm
- Type: ferneries (planters)
- Rights: Acquired by Henry Walters, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- External Link: The Walters Art Museum
- Medium: stoneware with Jun-ware [Ch'un ware] glaze
- Provenance: Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Place of Origin: Honan, China
- ExhibitionHistory: Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1980-1981
- Artist: Chinese
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