Green-glazed Pot with Chicken-head-spout and Lotus-petal Relief

Unearthed in Heye Wangzhuang, Xihu town, Yangzhou city in 1972, this pot has a small plate-shaped opening, a narrow neck and a round belly. While a raised line circling its shoulders, its belly is surrounded by lotus-petal relief. A chicken-head with prominent eyes, a pointed beak and a long neck constitutes the pot’s spout, on the opposite of while erects a half-circle handle. Between the spout and the handle lie two symmetrical bridge-shaped knobs with two holes on each, used to be hung with ropes. The pot is covered with green glaze in its upper half while traces of flowing glaze can be seen in the lower area.