Ewer
Item number Edz1416 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
White pitcher with a flat base, double rounded body, short neck and narrow mouth. The lower body rounds in to a narrow middle, before rounding out again to form the upper body. The handle and spout attach once to each the upper and lower bodies. The handles is in the shape of a small dragon. Brown-black spots symmetrically but widely spaced on the glaze. Opaque, unctuous, blue tinged glaze falls short of base in places.
History Of Use
Objects of this type were a popular export from China to Southeast Asia.
Iconographic Meaning
Dragons are considered to be benevolent creatures.
Item History
- Made in China between 1280 and 1368
- Owned by Jean Fahrni before March 12, 1980
- Received from Jean Fahrni (Seller) and Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) on March 12, 1980
What
- Name
- Ewer
- Identification Number
- Edz1416
- Type of Item
- ewer
- Material
- glaze, ferrous oxide pigment and clay
- Manufacturing Technique
- moulded, fired, glazed and painted
- Overall
- height 11.5 cm, width 8.3 cm, depth 6.3 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Jean Fahrni
- Received from
- Jean Fahrni (Seller) and Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1280 and 1368
- Ownership Date
- before March 12, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on March 12, 1980
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0608/0002
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